ESSENCECHALLENGES

FUTURE

BALLISTIC MISSILECAPABILITY – 1972

BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITY - 2004

Missile Defense Missile Defense priorities:priorities:

To defend the United States, deployed To defend the United States, deployed forces, allies, and friendsforces, allies, and friendsTo employ a BMD layers of defenses to To employ a BMD layers of defenses to intercept ballistic missiles in all phases intercept ballistic missiles in all phases of their flight of their flight To enable early fielding for elements of To enable early fielding for elements of the BMDthe BMDTo develop and test technologies and, To develop and test technologies and, if necessary, use prototype and test if necessary, use prototype and test assets to provide early capabilityassets to provide early capability

Phases of missile’s flight

Boost phaseBoost phase

Midcourse phaseMidcourse phase

Terminal PhaseTerminal Phase

Airborne LaserAirborne Laser

Phases of missile’s flight

Boost phaseBoost phase

Midcourse phaseMidcourse phase

Terminal PhaseTerminal Phase

Ground Based DefenseGround Based Defense

Emplacing missiles, Calif. and Emplacing missiles, Calif. and AlaskaAlaska

Aegis Ballistic Missile Aegis Ballistic Missile DefenseDefense

Phases of missile’s flight

Boost phaseBoost phase

Midcourse phaseMidcourse phase

Terminal PhaseTerminal Phase

The primary elements in The primary elements in the Terminal Defense the Terminal Defense Segment:Segment:

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)(THAAD)

PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)3)

Arrow, a joint effort between the U.S. Arrow, a joint effort between the U.S. and Israeland Israel

Medium Extended Air Defense System Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a co-developmental program (MEADS), a co-developmental program with Germany and Italy. with Germany and Italy.

Terminal High Altitude Area Terminal High Altitude Area DefenseDefense

PATRIOT Advanced Capability-PATRIOT Advanced Capability-33

ArrowArrow

What is planned:What is planned:BoostBoost

Airborne Laser: air testing of the high-energy Airborne Laser: air testing of the high-energy laser and a successful track and engagement of laser and a successful track and engagement of a target by the lasera target by the laser

MidcourseMidcourseGround-based Midcourse Defense: 18 total Ground-based Midcourse Defense: 18 total Ground-based Interceptors, with 2 at Ground-based Interceptors, with 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. and 16 at Ft. Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. and 16 at Ft. Greely, Alaska.Greely, Alaska.Aegis: 10 sea-based Surveillance and Track Aegis: 10 sea-based Surveillance and Track Destroyers, 2 Engagement/Surveillance and Destroyers, 2 Engagement/Surveillance and Track Cruisers, 8 Standard Missile-3 sea-based Track Cruisers, 8 Standard Missile-3 sea-based interceptorsinterceptors

TerminalTerminalTHAAD: radar and missile flight tests against THAAD: radar and missile flight tests against short and medium range targetsshort and medium range targets281 Patriot Advanced Capablility-3 missiles 281 Patriot Advanced Capablility-3 missiles (operated by the U.S. Army)(operated by the U.S. Army)

Challenges in BMDChallenges in BMD

Boost phase is very short and requires Boost phase is very short and requires quick reaction and a means of destroying quick reaction and a means of destroying the missilethe missile

Midcourse phase is generally the longest Midcourse phase is generally the longest phase, but a successful midcourse intercept phase, but a successful midcourse intercept is complicated since the Reentry Vehicle is complicated since the Reentry Vehicle will be surrounded by booster debris and will be surrounded by booster debris and potential countermeasurespotential countermeasures

Terminal intercept requires an advanced Terminal intercept requires an advanced interceptor capable of countering any interceptor capable of countering any maneuvers the RV may makemaneuvers the RV may make

Russia’s capabilitiesRussia’s capabilitiesTOPOL-M (SS-18)

VOEVODA (SS-20) “SATAN”

Russia’s capabilitiesRussia’s capabilities

Anti-aircraft missile system

“Favorit”

Can hit 36 objectives with 72 missiles

Russia’s capabilitiesRussia’s capabilitiesRadiolocating helicopter Ka-31

Can observe 250 000 sq. km within an hour

What will BMD lead What will BMD lead to…to…

STABILITY ?STABILITY ?

SECOND COLD WAR ?SECOND COLD WAR ?

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