To develop and deploy a layered Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to defend the United States (U.S.), its deployed forces, allies, and friends from ballistic missile attacks of all ranges and in all phases of flight. Following guidance from the President, the Secretary of Defense approved the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Review Report (dated February 2010), which established the following policy priorities to frame missile defense development and acquisition program strategies: 1. The U.S. will continue to defend the homeland against the threat of limited ballistic missile attack. 2. The U.S. will defend against regional missile threats to U.S. forces, while protecting allies and partners and enabling them to defend themselves. 3. Before new capabilities are deployed, they must undergo testing that enables assessment under realistic operational conditions. 4. The commitment to new capabilities must be fiscally sustainable over the long term. 5. U.S. BMD capabilities must be flexible enough to adapt as threats change. 6. The U.S. will seek to lead expanded international efforts for missile defense.
Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)
2013
47 pages
Report
No indication
English
Antimissile Defense Systems , Logistics, Military Facilities, & Supplies , ANTIMISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS , AREA DEFENSE , CONTRACTS , COSTS , FOREIGN MILITARY SALES , HOMELAND DEFENSE , INTERCEPTORS , KILL VEHICLES , MIDCOURSE DEFENSE , MILITARY PROCUREMENT , OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS , TERMINAL DEFENSE , SAR(SELECTED ACQUISITION REPORTS) , THAAD(TERMINAL HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE) , AEGIS WEAPON SYSTEM , BMD(BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE) , GBI(GROUND BASED INTERCEPTORS) , REGIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE , GMD(GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE)