Air AND Missile Defense technology
Future Outlook
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Increasing vulnerability of deployed U.S. forces to large attacks by medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic missiles mandates greater emphasis on improving regional BMD battlespace and raid-handling capabilities. The Laboratory will have key responsibilities in both Aegis BMD and the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) phased adaptive approach.
Support to the Aegis BMD program includes performance analysis, discrimination algorithm development, and flight-test participation.-
The Navy and MDA are assessing how emerging sophisticated antiship missile threats may influence both Fleet operations and the need for improved air and missile defense capabilities. The Laboratory is helping with this assessment and with development and demonstration of near-term modifications for existing systems, as well as longer-term advanced capabilities, to respond to these threats.
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The Navy is looking toward developing advanced soft-kill capabilities to complement the hard-kill capabilities on which it has traditionally relied for ship self-defense, and toward providing better electronic protection for Navy radar and missile systems. The Laboratory is helping to shape a technology portfolio to ensure that electronic warfare capabilities are adequately addressed across naval platforms and weapons systems.
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To enhance the credibility of deployed missile defenses, ground and flight tests must be planned and instrumented to verify the models and simulations relied upon by warfighters. Lincoln Laboratory will continue to have a major role in test planning, test range and instrumentation improvements, and capability assessment.
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