Advanced Technology Development

Abstract

A robust advanced missile defense technology development program is part of the MDA strategy to hedge against future threat uncertainties. MDA has defined five focus areas or Strategic Technology Portfolios: Persistent Sensors; Pervasive Weapons; Global Battle Management; Effective Targeting; and Effectiveness in Adverse Environments. MDA is focusing efforts among each portfolio that result in the development and demonstration of an integrated set of technologies that allows us to intercept early in the battle space and optimize our ability to execute a shoot-look-shoot tactic minimizing the need for costly salvos, to force less effective deployment of counter-measures, minimize the potential impact of debris, and reduce the number of interceptors required to defeat a raid of threat missiles. The Advanced Technology also seeks to develop new innovative concepts and technologies that can be applied to stay ahead of the threat, improve system performance, and lower life-cycle costs. The Advanced Technology program will invest across the five strategic technology portfolios in low Technology Readiness Level-High payoff technologies with priorities in electro-optical and infrared and radio frequency Sensor Technologies to achieve Persistent Sensor Coverage and support early intercepts; Directed Energy and Interceptor Technologies to enable early engagements; Battle Management, Kill Assessment and Data Processing technologies to improve BMDS engagement success; and Material and Algorithms to ensure effective operations under stressing conditions.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: WX25_0603175C_3_0400_PB_2011

Tags

Readers

• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

• Directed Energy
• Space