Global Protection Against Limited Strikes Management Strategy.

Abstract

This paper describes specifics of the OSD oversight process for the acquisition of the Global Protection Against Limited Strikes (GPALS) system. Overview and Segment/Element Status At the July 12 SSC/CSC Review, the SSC/CSC agreed to examine a GPALS oversight approach of managing GPALS by means of groupings. SDIO manages the GPALS program by segments. The segments are: Global Missile Defense (GMD), National Missile Defense (NMD), and Theater Missile Defense (TMD). The committees, working with SDIO, developed an oversight approach based on six systems (five weapons systems plus GPALS System/BMC3 -- each of which will be considered Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) -- that will be baselined and submitted for DAB approval. The five MDAP weapon systems are: GMD System (GMDS), NMD System (NMDS), Upper Tier Theater Missile Defense System (UTTMDS), Corps SAM, and Patriot. The total GPALS architecture consists of the six MDAPs, which will address the full Ballistic Missile Defense protection mission for up to 200 RVs, including theater defenses and the associated C3 to permit the five weapon systems to work together for total mission performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA338727

Entities

People

  • D. M. Yockey

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manpower
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Capabilities
  • Organizational Structure
  • Risk
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Theater Missile Defense
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control