Theater Missile Defense Program: Funding and Personnel Requirements Are Not Fully Defined

Abstract

In 1990, the Secretary of Defense designated SDIO as the central manager for developing and deploying a theater missile defense capability. As a part of this effort, the Army, with SDIO funding and guidance, is developing five ground-based theater missile defense systems: (1) the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, (2) the Theater Missile Defense-Ground Based Radar (TMD-GBR), (3) the Extended Range Interceptor Technology (ERINT), (4) upgrades to the Patroit missile system (called 'Patriot PAC-3'), and (5) the Corps Surface-to-Air missile (called 'Corps SAM').

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA263058

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Active Defense
  • Air Defense
  • Area Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Ground Based
  • High Altitude
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Passive Defense
  • Tactical Ballistic Missiles
  • Theater Missile Defense

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