For a number of years, the Department of Defense has been researching and developing defenses against ballistic missile attacks on the United States, its deployed forces, friends, and allies. In 1990, the Department awarded research and development contracts to three contractors to develop and test exoatmospheric kill vehicles. At your request, we reviewed the professors allegations. Specifically, as discussed with your office, we addressed the following questions: (1) Did Boeing and TRW disclose the key results and limitations of the flight test to the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office; (2) How did the Ground Based Interceptor Project Management Office oversee Boeings and TRWs technical performance; (3) Did the flight test show whether each object deployed in space by an attacking missile exhibits distinguishable features; (4) Why did the National Missile Defense Joint Program Office reduce the complexity of later flight tests; (5) What were the methodology, findings, and limitations of the evaluation conducted by the Phase One Engineering Team of TRWs discrimination software.


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    Title :

    Missile Defense: Review of Results and Limitations of an Early National Missile Defense Flight Test


    Publication date :

    2002


    Size :

    48 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English