System Engineering & Integration

Abstract

System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) defines, designs, tests and integrates the Missile Defense System, and provides analysis, decision support and planning activities for real-world operations to the National Command Authority, Joint Staff, Military Services, Combatant Commanders, Operational Test Agencies, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Allies, and others. The SE&I Major Program Goals are: - Plan, design, develop, integrate, and test a layered Missile Defense System that provides the required performance - Provide System-level engineering to Missile Defense System Elements, and lead collaborative cross-Element, cross-Component engineering - Analyze architecture alternatives and new technologies, and develop requirements to respond to the proliferation of short, medium, and long-range advanced missile threats - As technical authority for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), provide a consistent, disciplined systems engineering process using a multi-Service team to integrate Joint IAMD systems - Provide technical direction to Element and Component developers and provide System-level forums to track, assess, and improve hardware and software reliability - Identify Missile Defense System capabilities and limitations - Develop performance assessment requirements and conduct assessments to form the basis for capability deliveries in support of fielding decisions - Identify critical conditions and data required to develop test campaigns to demonstrate Missile Defense System performance - Identify System issues occurring in ground and flight tests and lead the effort to resolve them - Ensure the Missile Defense System is complementary to and interoperable with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other theater systems The Missile Defense System threat discrimination improvements and countermeasures mitigation effort will develop and field integrated Element capabilities to improve the capability to identify lethal reentry vehicles and non-lethal threat objects. SE&I will conduct analysis and engineering to specify Missile Defense System functional, performance, and interface requirements for achieving the improved capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
MD24_0603890C_4_0400_PB_2025

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Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Software Engineering.

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