Report to Congress on the Strategic Defense System Architecture
Abstract
The Services and SDIO are running parallel, complementary studies to evaluate sensor combinations for cost effective operation in midcourse defense SDIO, in a national-level midcourse sensor study, is looking in depth at the possible contribution of the potential sensor platforms as a function of their configuration, location, and quantities. The Army is looking in detail at the contribution of GSTS (Ground Surveillance Tracking System) probes to the Phase I system. The results of these studies are due at the end of 1987 and will be analyzed and merged so that an informed decision can be made in early 1988. The SDIO Architecture contractors are doing in-depth analysis of the characteristics and performance of the baseline Phase I architecture with specific assumptions regarding its elements. The purpose of their work is to refine the operational requirements of the system and get more definition of the BM/C3. They are using both conventional and process description methodologies in their analyses and the tools they are developing will be passed on to the NTB Test Bed. The Architecture contractors are also supporting the SDIO midcourse sensor study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA195476
Entities
Organizations
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization