TMD Report to Congress.

Abstract

The Conference Report called for the establishment of a centrally managed tactical ballistic missile defense research and development program under the auspices of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) will be this management office and, therefore, responsible for central management and oversight of the DoD TMD Program. This decision reflects several considerations including: the leverage of using an established organization that was already involved in theater missile defense research (ERINT, THAAD, and Arrow for example) with ready access to SDIO developed technologies; the efficiencies of closely coordinating theater and strategic defense technology development programs; and the need to integrate DoD programs and international requirements to ensure the effectiveness of future fielded systems. In response to this decision, the SDIO will establish a managerial position as Deputy for TMD, equal in status to the Deputies for technology and strategic programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1991
Accession Number
ADA344608

Entities

Organizations

  • Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Active Defense
  • Agreements
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Area Defense
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Space Based
  • Tactical Ballistic Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Theater Missile Defense
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting