Aegis BMD
Abstract
Sea-Based Weapon Systems continues development of a Sea-Based BMD capability in support of the 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 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); M&S; Verification and Validation (V&V) test and evaluation support; ship integration; and quality, safety, and mission assurance. V&V efforts in this accomplishment are performed at the Aegis BMD element level, which feed into the overall Missile Defense 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). As a result of cost growth and schedule delay, MDA and Navy jointly realigned the LNA program to include software upgrades only with no LNA hardware procurements. The restructured program referred to as BMD 4.1.3 will develop spiral capability for the non-LNA upgrades beginning in FY 2024 to include Sea Based Terminal (SBT) Increment 2 Capability Upgrade, Hypersonic Tracking and Reporting, Mission Planner Console update, and Threat Database re-architecture. This capability will deliver to 21 Flight I/II Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG) ships beginning in FY 2025. Aegis BL 9 (BMD 5.1.5 and 5.1.6) software spiral aligns with U.S. Navy Aegis Baseline 9 Capability Package (CP) 2024 and CP 2026. The software spiral provides 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 provide continuous software updates to the original BMD 5.1.0 architecture to incorporate emerging Missile Defense System capabilities, War fighter improvements, SM-3 software updates, and improved Weapon System performance necessary to pace the threat. Aegis BL 9 (BMD 5.1.5 and 5.1.6) software spiral includes support for 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 and 6.0.1) provides deployed assets and the next software spiral for capability and performance improvements to Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD). Aegis BL 10 (BMD 6.0) will provide deployed assets enhanced IAMD capability, while enabling Missile Defense System 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. Aegis BL 10.1 (BMD 6.1) will integrate Sea Based Terminal Increment 3 capability with the SPY-6(V)1 radar and achieve alignment with Aegis Common Source Library capabilities equivalent to BMD 5.1.5. Aegis BL 10M (BMD 6M) adapts Aegis BL10 (BMD 6.x) developed for AN/SPY-6(V)1 and Flight III DDGs to work with the AN/SPY-6(V)4 radar as part of the DDG Modification (MOD) 2.0 program, replacing AN/SPY-1 radars on select Flight IIA DDGs. This Program Element also provides the development of the Aegis Weapon System Software configuration for the Aegis portion of the Defense of Guam (DoG), including capabilities for defense against advanced ballistic threats and integration of the Land Based Radar configuration. 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 IMTP events, Missile Defense System capability delivery assessments, War fighter training, exercises, and wargames. M&S Missile Defense System Simulations & Tools effort provides development and sustainment of digital products and the architecture framework, and delivery/maintenance of infrastructure for Missile Defense System performance assessments. Missile Defense System Assessment and Verification, Validation & Assessment (VV&A) includes activities to support Missile Defense System Operational Capability Baseline (OCB) delivery decisions and Technical Capability Declarations, and anchor System M&S.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- MD09_0603892C_4_0400_PB_2025
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