Aegis BMD

Abstract

Sea-Based Weapon Systems continues development of a Sea-Based BMD capability in support of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA's) mission to protect the homeland, deployed forces, friends and allies from ballistic missile threats of all ranges and in all stages of flight. Systems Engineering & Integration performs requirements development, engineering analysis, capability integration, and performance verification for Aegis BMD development and Missile Defense System (MDS) integration. Aegis BMD Technology Design and Insertion enables cross-baseline specification management and capability assessments to ensure consistent application of technical standards, processes, and procedures across the Aegis BMD program. Aegis BMD specific efforts include: systems engineering and architecture (process and execution); modeling and simulation (M&S); Verification and Validation (V&V) test and evaluation support; ship integration; quality; safety and mission assurance M&S. V&V efforts in this accomplishment are performed at the Aegis BMD element level, which feed into the overall MDS system level. Aegis Baseline (BL) 5.4.1 (BMD 4.2) is a joint effort with the U.S. Navy that refurbishes existing ship AN/SPY-1 radar arrays with the installation of antenna Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs). It builds upon the recently certified Aegis BL 5.4.0 (BMD 4.1.2) program, which is a single Aegis Weapon System that merges BMD 4.1 and Aegis BL 5.3 computer programs within the current BMD 4.x weapon systems architecture. Additional capabilities provide Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) improvements, SM-6 Dual I Extended Range AAW/Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), interoperability improvements, and updated BMD threat adaptation data. BMD 4.2 will provide updates to the Flight I/II Destroyers (DDG's) with increased capability to maintain relevance through End of Service Life (50% Navy BMD Capability). Capabilities delivered include discrimination improvements, expanded threat set, increased stand-off range, expanded ship operating area, Sea Based Terminal INC II (via Ballistic Missile Defense Computing Suite, Computing Suite upgrade (BMDCS CS)), Space Domain Awareness, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) - Mission Planner Consoles, power supply etc.) as well as war fighter requested improvements. BMD 4.2 Capabilities developed under BL 5.4.1 lay the foundation for Aegis BL 9 improvements. Aegis BL 9 (BMD 5.1.4 and BMD 5.1.5) software spirals align with U.S. Navy Aegis Baseline 9 Capability Packages 2022 and 2024, respectively. The software spirals provide enhanced detection, track, report, and defeat capabilities of additional medium, intermediate, and long range threats with increasingly complex engagement scenes and increased raid sizes. Through a series of unique Capability Insertion Packages, BMD 5.X capability spirals provides continuous software updates to the original BMD 5.1.0 architecture to incorporate emerging MDS capabilities, War fighter improvements, SM-3 software updates, and improved Weapon System performance necessary to pace the threat. Includes support for AN/SPY-1 RADAR sensitivity, improvements, technology maturation, and prototyping that will demonstrate enhanced Missile Defense tracking performance against longer range and more sophisticated threats in challenging and complex environments. Aegis BL 10 (BMD 6.0) incorporates the solid state Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR), now designated AN/SPY-6(v)1, for introduction on the first Flight III DDG. Aegis BL 10 (BMD 6.0) will provide deployed assets enhanced IAMD capability, while enabling MDS element utilization of SPY-6 data for remote engagement. Enhancements include significant improvements in IAMD planning, search, track, discrimination and force level (multi-asset) raid defense. Aegis BL 10 (BMD 6.0) will enable U.S. Navy ships to maintain greater stand-off range while increasing performance against complex threats. This Program Element also provides the development of the Aegis Weapon System Software configuration for land based Defense of Guam, including the capabilities of the Sea Based Terminal Defense Increment 3 capability for defense against advanced ballistic and hypersonic threats and integration of the Land Based Radar configuration. Aegis Layered Homeland Defense includes Aegis Weapon System and SM-3 Block IIA software modifications to existing systems to support a phased delivery of operational capability against expanded threat/mission space. M&S Objective Simulation Framework (OSF) effort develops, maintains and deploys the framework hardware and software for use at element laboratories and Combatant Command (CCMD) locations to support Integrated Master Test Plan (IMTP) events, MDS capability delivery assessments, War fighter training, exercises, and wargames. M&S MDS Simulations & Tools effort provides development and sustainment of digital products and the architecture framework, and delivery/maintenance of infrastructure for MDS performance assessments. MDS System Assessment and VV&A includes activities to support MDS Operational Capability Baseline (OCB) delivery decisions and Technical Capability Declarations (TCDs), and anchor System M&S.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: MD09_0603892C_4_0400_PB_2023

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Missile Defense Systems.
• Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

• Hypersonics
• Space