Program Element: 0603217C Project Number: 1217
PE Title: Ballistic Missile Defense (U) Budget Activity: 03
Adv Technology Dev (U)
February 1994
A. (U) RESOURCES: ($ in Thousands)
Project Title: KKV Technology
FY1993 FY1994 FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 Total
Program Name: Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate Program
0603217C RDT&E 81,338 57,200 120,000 113,000 111,000 125,000 126,000 Continuing
B. (U) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MISSION REQUIREMENT AND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES:
(U) The objective of the Kinetic Kill Vehicle (KKV) Technology effort is to design, fabricate, ground test, and flight test state-of-the-art KKV technology which can accomplish hit-to-kill (non-nuclear) intercepts of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) and
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile reentry vehicles (RVs) in the midcourse of their trajectories. Midcourse sensors will acquire,
track, and pass threat cluster information to the Command and Control Element, which will cue the interceptors and provide
updates if they are available. Using onboard sensors, the interceptors will acquire the threat cluster and select the RV, and
kinetically destroy it.
(U) The Bottom-up Review recommended that the National Missile Defense (NMD) program focus on technology readiness
rather than on deployment. Consequently, the FY93 Ground Based Interceptor (GBI) procurement was cancelled and the GBI
project was redirected to develop exoatomospheric kinetic kill vehicle technology. The change in funding from $238.176M to
$57.2M in FY94 and to $120M in FY95 reflects the emphasis on KKV technology readiness instead of interceptor development
for deployment.
(U) This project is assigned to the Budget Activity and Program Element codes as identified in this descriptive summary in
accordance with existing Department of Defense policy. Further justification of the Budget Activity code assigned to each
Program Element is contained within the Brief Description of Element section of each Program Element Summary.
C. (U) PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PLANS:
(U) FY 1993 Accomplishments:
o ($6.8M) Continued Payload Launch Vehicle (PLV) design effort.
o ($5.2M) Supported characterization of EKV-relevant projected threats through the Airborne Surveillance Testbed.
o ($6.9M) Supported Advanced Discriminating Interceptor requirements for USASSDC.
o ($62.4M) Fabricated GBI-X brassboard seekers and processors; developed GBI-X passive discrimination software;
conducted GBI-X seeker/processor integration; and initiated GBI-X seeker hardware-in-the-loop testing.
(U) FY 1994 Plans:
o ($11.6M) Maintain PLV and Launch Complex activities and complete the destruct firing unit design qualification.
o ($31.5M) Complete brassboard seeker cold chamber testing; conduct simulations to verify seeker hardware and algorithm performance against planned flight test scenario; and conduct detailed technical evaluations and down select to two GBI-X kinetic kill vehicle approaches.
o ($14.1M) Begin integration and preparation for brassboard seeker flight tests to be conducted beginning in FY95.
(U) FY 1995 Plans:
o ($11.9M) Continue government preparation for and conduct of brassboard seeker flights, including Kwajalein Missile Range launch facilities and support activities.
o ($74.6M) Complete integration of brassboard hardware and software; complete seeker ground tests, performance evaluations, and simulation updates; conduct hardware-in-the-loop simulations to qualify seeker for flight testing.
o ($33.5M) Continue preparations for and conduct sensor flights with the PLV system.
(U) Program Plan to Completion: This is a continuing program.
D. (U) WORK PERFORMED BY:
o Lockheed Missiles and Space Company - Sunnyvale, CA
o Martin Marietta Corporation - Orlando, FL
o Hughes Aircraft Company - Canoga Park, CA
o Rockwell International - Lakewood, CA
o U.S. Army Program Executive Office (PEO) Missile Defense (Mr. Katechis)
o U.S. Navy PEO Missile Defense (CDR Hollis)
o U.S. Air PEO Missile Defense (Col Fitzgerald)
E. (U) COMPARISON WITH FY 1994 DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY:
1. TECHNICAL CHANGES:
The program has been reoriented from an acquisition program (2202, Ground Based Interceptor) to a technology readiness program (1217, KKV Technology). No NMD GBI contract will be awarded. Kinetic Kill Vehicle development will be accomplished via the existing GBI-X contracts. Booster development has been deferred. Flight experiments will be conducted using existing launch vehicles as surrogates for a dedicated booster. Flight tests have been reduced in number.
2. SCHEDULE CHANGES:
There will be no acquisition milestones. Flight test preparation begins in FY1994.
3. COST CHANGES:
Program budget has been reduced by $27.85M in FY1993, $180.976M in FY1994, and approximately $2B in the outyears.
F. (U) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION:
o Technical Requirements Document (TRD) - 8/92
o Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) - 6/92
o Cost, design, test & contractor progress documents
G. (U) RELATED ACTIVITIES:
o 3300 T&E Resources PE No. 0603217C
o 1201 Interceptor Components PE No. 0603217C
o 3101 Engineering/Integration Support PE No. 0603217C
o 1504 Materials and Structures PE No. 0603217C
o 1101 Passive Sensors PE No. 0603217C
There is no unnecessary duplication of effort within BMDO or the DoD.
H. (U) OTHER APPROPRIATION FUNDS: None.
I. (U) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS: None.
J. (U) MILESTONE SCHEDULE:
o Conduct Design Review 3QFY94
o Downselect to two contractors 3QFY94
o Conduct brassboard seeker flight #1 2QFY95
o Conduct brassboard seeker flight #2 4QFY95
o Downselect to one contractor 1QFY96
o Conduct prototype KKV flight #1 4QFY97
o Conduct prototype KKV flight #2 3QFY98
o Conduct prototype KKV flight #3 2QFY99