Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessments
Abstract
Advanced Concepts and Performance Assessments (ACPA) centralizes advanced technology concept modeling, simulation, software, and analysis. Integrating models of promising disruptive technical solutions into Missile Defense System system-level simulations enables leadership to make data driven acquisition and technology investment decisions. Assess concepts that improve or adapt existing systems, that incorporate mobile sensors and interceptors that can be surged into zones of crisis or conflict are also deemed disruptive. Examples of efforts required to quantify the contribution of disruptive technologies may include, but not be limited to environmental experimentation and phenomenological characterization required for new sensor concepts, advanced weapon technologies, and emerging directed energy concepts. Using a technology development testbed approach, ACPA enables assessment and characterization of incremental technology improvements to inform requirements and evaluate missile defense elements, components, and/or sub-component technologies and to assess maturity as it relates to readiness for transition to the future Missile Defense System. ACPA promotes informed decision making early in the acquisition life-cycle to maximize investments and successful transition into the Missile Defense System. Coupled with characterization efforts, ACPA develops innovative left-through-right-of-launch modeling capabilities including physics-based representations in the areas of cyber, sensor technologies, lethality and survivability, communications, and sensor support. ACPA is focusing on Science and Technology initiatives which increase interoperability and leverages expertise with allied and service partners. ACPA capitalizes on the innovation of small businesses, universities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) to pursue a broad range of hardware, software, models, algorithms, trade studies, and analysis. These innovations bring together government developed models representing existing and future missile defense architectures, technology concepts, and advanced algorithms to provide detailed assessments of concept performance and inform investment decisions. These innovations, combined with a robust high performance computing infrastructure, provide a unique in-house government capability to demonstrate and assess technology concepts for emerging technology risk reduction, to mature concepts with laboratory, ground, and flight test data, and where possible, apply concepts in simulated exercises with weapon systems across representative communication architectures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- MD71_0603176C_3_0400_PB_2025
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