Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force Subgroup on Strategic Air Defense (SDI Milestone Panel)

Abstract

Conclusions of the Defense Science Board's Strategic Defense Milestone Panel include; 1) In view of the technical, budgetary, political, and arms control uncertainties surrounding the ballistic missile defense program, the Panel recommends planning a number of steps in the technical development and deployment of a system to meet the JCS requirements rather than a single major action. 2) From a development point of view, priority should be given to the sensors, processing and communications necessary to provide an adequate assessment of what is actually going on, the nature and extent of the attack, and the detection and tracking of boosters and reentry vehicles. This framework is needed whatever weapons are actually used, and the research, development, and experimentation required to provide it involves most of the critical technologies. This surveillance system should evolve as the supporting technology becomes available, allowing the inclusion of whatever weapons are available and wanted. This restructuring would help assure priority attention to critical technical problems despite budget uncertainties and 3) Deployment should be in steps, each of which should provide some capability and have some value in itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200164

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Countermeasures
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Ground Based
  • Space Based
  • Space Surveillance
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Forces
  • Treaties
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.