Future Concepts and Planning
Abstract
This activity funds MDS architecture and future concept development, and efforts and studies to address the emergent threat, including DoD Analyses of Alternatives (AoA). - Participate in designated Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) activities or analyses, as directed by Congress - Perform MDS capability gap analysis, and analyze and document architecture alternatives and/or new technologies to address gaps - Develop architecture overviews, capability evolution plans, integrated system schedules, and top-level requirements - Develop Initial Requirements Documents (IRDs) to establish functional, performance and integration planning requirements for next generation weapons and sensors to counter future threats - Identify architecture alternatives that improve MDS performance and are complementary to and interoperable with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) systems and theaters around the world - Conduct technology development reviews for future/follow-on MDS Element development efforts - Update concept capability documentation based on architectural options, trade studies, and technology development experiments - Develop Preliminary Specification Change Notices for selected future MDS capabilities and technologies - Maintain a dialog with the Warfighter community for all MDS engineering and technical issues: -- Inform Warfighter development of the Prioritized Capabilities List (PCL) by providing relevant System data -- Develop updates to the Achievable Capabilities List (ACL) as required - Lead collaborative effort to improve foreign partners' understanding of existing system capabilities, architectural performance and operational concepts of the MDS Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 7786494ad00fbbd522e7c9a798029598
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- Root: BMD Enabling Programs