RDT&E, Defensewide / BA 04 (Dem/Val) PE: 0603872C (Proj: 1161)
PE Title: Joint TMD (U)
| FY1995 | FY1996 | FY1997 | FY1998 | FY1999 | FY2000 | FY2001 | |||
| Program Name: | Actual | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | Estimate | To Complete | Total Program |
| 0603872C RDT&E | 2,710 | 921 | 3,531 | 3,498 | 3,353 | 3,350 | 3,312 | Continuing | Continuing |
(U) Survivability (TMD): The goal of this program is to develop and demonstrate survivability technologies to insure that ballistic missile defense systems can perform their mission in all required environments. Ballistic missile defenses must be able to operate in nuclear environments and against countermeasure threats. The requirements for the Survivability program are: define, develop and demonstrate Survivability Enhancement Options (SEO) for TMD systems; develop and transfer SEO technology base to research and development centers and laboratories; provide risk reductions to support THAAD Radar Milestone II.
(U) This program develops and demonstrates survivability technologies to ensure that TMD elements can perform their mission in all expected hostile threats. Approaches include: studies/analyses; defense suppression threat mitigation technologies development; developing enhanced shelters applying camouflage, concealment and deception (CCD), SEO development; Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) engineering support, survivability/operability demonstrations, development of issue resolution approaches; development of Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) Countermeasure Evaluator (ACE); and hardened technology integration. ACE combines the desirable effects of low-cost digital simulations and hardware testing of actual ARM hardware in open- and closed-loop simulations. ACE will be used to develop initial ARM Electronic Counter-Countermeasure (ECCM) techniques for GBR and PAC-3. The multi-spectral signature of the deployed THAAD Radar system requires application of extensive CCD technologies which have been developed by the Army Labs. Technologies will be available for incorporation into core missile defense systems at Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD), will provide near-term improvements to existing systems, and will provide necessary risk reduction evidence to support THAAD Radar, and Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) system milestone decisions.
(U) This program has developed tools to evaluate THAAD Radar performance under defense suppression threats and in hostile environments. These evaluations support the THAAD Radar Milestone II decisions. The ACE operational capability was demonstrated. Countermeasures for precision guided missiles and cruise missiles continued to be developed. CCD techniques applied to the THAAD Radar were evaluated for effectiveness in battlefield conditions. Requirements for the THAAD Radar to be protected against electromagnetic environmental effects were reviewed and design guidelines were identified.
o ($2.710M) Upgraded ACE with additional threat modeling capability.
Published initial CCD signature suppression and conventional hardening SEO design guidelines. Developed an enhanced shelter proof-of-principle test and conducted a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) countermeasures proof-of-principle (POP) test.
Provided E(3)/Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) guidelines which detail the effects of electromagnetic threats to the THAAD Radar.
Tested the User Operational Evaluation System (UOES) Transmit/Receive modules to Electronic Magnetic Pulse (EMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) conditions to evaluate their susceptibility to these environments.
o ($.921M) Use ACE to evaluate the performance effectiveness of THAAD Radar BM/C3 in hostile environments to help meet both operational and technical requirements for ARM survivability.
Begin and plan CCD countermeasures tests and ballistic hardening trades to optimize and allocate SEOs across the reconnaissance, surveillance, tracking, and acquisition (RSTA) threat.
Begin upgrades of environment and effects simulations.
Start work on enhansing KIDD model to support the modeling of non-seperating warhead.
o ($3.531M) Conduct ACE evaluation of PATRIOT and MEADS against countermeasures.
Upgrade E(3)/NBC guidelines to optimize protection to TMD systems while minimizing cost and weight.
Conduct analysis of vulnerability to Precision Guided Munitions (PGM), and analysis of PGM SEO designs.
o ($3.498M) Develop CCD/technologies for THAAD Radar and THAAD Systems signature management.
Utilize ACE for integrated ARM/ECCM evaluation for THAAD Radar.
Support THAAD Radar EMD testing.
Evaluate THAAD Radar software for survivability.
Conduct PGM SEO proof of principle test.
| FY1995 | FY1996 | FY1997 | FY1998 | TOTAL COST | |
| Previous President's Budget | 2,739 | 3,782 | 3,800 | 3,694 | 14,015 |
| Current Budget Submit | 2,710 | 921 | 3,531 | 3,498 | 10,660 |
Funding: Reduction in FY95 and FY96 to adjust for Program requirements change. FY1997-1998 funding was reduced to fund higher priority projects.
Schedule: CCD countermeasures tests and ballistic hardening trades will not be completed due to reduction in FY96 funds.
Technical: CCD countermeasures tests and ballistic hardening trades will not be completed due to reduction in FY96 funds.
| Related RDT&E: | Funding Dependency?(Yes1/No) |
| 1151 Sensors (Active & Passive), PE 0603871C | No |
| 1270 Applied Interceptor Materials & System Technology, PE 0603173C | No |
| 2260 THAAD System, PE 0603861C | Yes |
1Funding data for related RDT&E efforts that have a funding dependency can be found in the respective project summary/program element.
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| Engineering Milestone | xab | xdxe | xc | xf | xg | |||||||||||
| T&E Milestone | xi | xkxl | xj | |||||||||||||
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| Contract Milestone | xm | xn | ||||||||||||||
a CCD shelter POP
b E3-THAAD Radar susceptibility guide
c SEO design to counter PGM
d CCD SEO POP
e E3 guidelines update
f ARM/ECCM for THAAD Radar
g ACE/ECCM for THAAD Radar
h Upgrade CCD technologies
i ACE eval of BM/C3
j ACE test of BM/C3 SEO suite
k CCD SEO test/trades
l ACE eval of MEADS
m THAAD Milestone II
n PAC-3 Milestone III
| Upgrade CCD technologies | 3Q/FY99 |
| SEO integration experiment | 4Q/FY99 |
| ACE BM/C3 test | 1Q/FY00 |
| P3I for TMD systems | 2Q/FY01 |