Hypersonic Defense
Abstract
Strategic competitors and regional adversaries are heavily investing in hypersonics, both offense and defense, and currently have operational hypersonic systems deployed. These are challenging realities of the emerging missile threat environment that U.S. missile defense policy, strategy, and capabilities must address. These competitors continue to expand the capability and capacity of their offensive hypersonic missile inventories for both strategic and regional hypersonic missiles. Rogue nations have also demonstrated hypersonic missiles in flight tests. The regional Hypersonic Defense (HD) Program Element (PE) includes executing systems engineering activities, upgrading existing systems, investing in new technologies, and developing new defensive capabilities. MDA's counter hypersonic threats strategy includes leveraging existing systems, delivering an initial layered defense capability, and increasing defense capabilities in the future. Activities enabling this strategy are the following: - Integrate existing and new overhead sensors like the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) - Update existing Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Overhead Architecture (BOA) - Modify existing Aegis SPY radar, fire control, and communications, as well as Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) for track and warning of hypersonic threats - Execute systems engineering for HD (architecture analysis, technology prioritization, requirements development, planning, analysis and capability development) - Develop a regional Glide Phase Intercept (GPI) operational prototype to engage hypersonic threats during the glide phase of flight - Mature critical technologies and mitigate key technical risks including testing in relevant environments prior to selecting a final concept - Partner with the Services and other agencies to leverage work on common technologies, test infrastructure, weapon development, testing, and war-gaming - Partner with Allies where possible - Demonstrate the regional defensive capability and performance against hypersonic threats through system testing
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- MD29_0604181C_4_0400_PB_2023
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