Navy Theater-Wide Defense AEGIS LEAP Intercept (ALI)/STANDARD Missile Three (SM-3) Flight Test Program Overview,

Abstract

The Navy Theater-Wide (NTW) program was established to investigate the Navy's tremendous and unique potential to provide the U.S. with a crucial, rapidly deployable, highly mobile, and readily sustainable long-range Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (TBMD) capability. To minimize the development risk inherent in this extremely challenging endeavor, the program was divided into several evolutionary phases. The initial phases of the program include a series of technology development and flight test demonstration activities involving the integration of advanced Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) interceptor technologies with existing Navy Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) systems. The flight tests are designed to demonstrate the feasibility and the utility of the NTW concept before formal commitment to a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1997
Accession Number
ADA329084

Entities

People

  • Scott D. Robinson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Explosives
  • Guidance
  • High Altitude
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Navigation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rockets
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Uss Russell
  • Warheads

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  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design