Low Cost Missile Defeat (LCMD)
Abstract
Previously funded JCTD. Low Cost Missile Defeat (LCMD) is a ballistic missile defense system designed to counter current and emerging weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) threats. LCMD program execution has been structured using a building block approach; the FY 2015 step was a technology demonstration effort under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Emerging Capability & Prototyping (DASD (EC&P)) to accelerate technology maturation. The concept of operations (CONOPS) for the system has been formulated to integrate LCMD into the existing National Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) architecture and will prioritize the use of existing components and systems already fielded. LCMD is not designed as a replacement to existing BMD systems, but rather as a lower cost complementary/augmentative component to forward-deployed BMD assets. The LCMD capability would augment current BMD systems and mitigate threat vulnerabilities to U.S. personnel and strategic assets. Funding was allocated for participation in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Low Cost Interceptor Study (LCIS) and risk reduction for key technologies, including the seeker and thrust vane subsystems, modeling and simulation of subsystem design capabilities, and limited prototyping for component flight boards and gimbals. Results from the LCIS indicated there are more cost effective and viable options for a low cost interceptor. Accordingly, DoD discontinued the LCMD program and saved the intellectual property and data package for future BMD development efforts. The LCMD JCTD was closed out in late FY 2017.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 6e01bae3e67838c4fada277c38433240