Hey Aegis, this is THADD calling: The Joint Integration of Missile Defense

Abstract

Ronald Reagan's Star Wars speech on 23 March 1983, announced to the world the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) where an umbrella technology would protect the United States from Intercontinental and Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles. SDI has evolved into the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense wherein the U.S. Navy, Army, and Air Force have key architectures and missile defense capabilities. With U.S. personnel stationed in 160 countries throughout the world, it is imperative for an integrated missile defense system to counter the ballistic missiles from theater to global ranges to maximize the defense of the United States and her allies. In the fiscally constrained Department of Defense, these high-demand yet low-density extremely expensive systems must be joint and integrated where possible to maximize their contribution to national defense. This study provides a qualitative DOTMLPF-based analysis of what gaps exist within Ballistic Missile Defense, which are causing limited joint integration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1180947

Entities

People

  • Christopher H. Chastain

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Rockets
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Strategic Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Missile Defense Systems.