Phased Adaptive Approach Overview
For The Atlantic Council

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12 OCT 10
LTG Patrick J. O’Reilly, USADirector
Missile Defense Agency

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Layered Ballistic Missile Defense
ICBM Defense
Ft. Greely
Space BasedInfraredSM-3 IIB

Vandenberg
Air Force Base

Ground-basedInterceptor (26)IRBM / MRBM
DefenseC2BMC
Ground-basedInterceptor (4)Aegis Ashore
Hundreds ofIRBMs /MRBMs
1,000-5,500 km

Sea-based
X-band Radar

Aegis Ships (21)SM-3 Interceptors (63)NATO ALTBMD

Early Warning
RadarsSRBM
DefenseIsraelShariki, Japan

Thousands ofSRBMs< 1,000 km

AN/TPY-2

THAAD Fire Units (2)
THAAD Interceptors (25)

Beale,
Shemya,Thule,
Fylingdales

Patriot Fire Units (52)
PAC-3 Interceptors (791)SM-2 Interceptors (72)SRBM = Short Range Ballistic Missiles
MRBM = Medium Range Ballistic Missiles
IRBM = Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
ICBM= Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

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2Phased Adaptive Approach For EuropePhase 1 (By 2011)

Phase 2 (By 2015)

Phase 3 (By 2018)

Phase 4 (By 2020)

Initial capability against
SRBMs, MRBMs, and IRBMs

Robust capability against
SRBMs and MRBMs

Robust capability against
IRBMs

Early intercept capability against
MRBMs and IRBMs; and ICBMs
from today’s regional threats

Aegis Ashore 5.0
with SM-3 IB(one site)

Aegis Ashore 5.1
with SM-3 IB/IIA(two sites)
Aegis Ashore 5.1 with SM-3 IIB(two sites)

Aegis BMD 3.6.1 with SM-3 IA

THAAD
Aegis BMD 5.1
with SM-3 IIA

Aegis BMD 4.0.1/5.0 with SM-3 IB

AN/TPY-2 (FBM)

THAAD

ABIRPTSS

Aegis BMD 5.1with SM-3 IIA

THAAD
PTSS

ABIR

Enhanced Sensors
C2BMC Updates
C2BMC Updates
C2BMC AOCRamstein

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ALTBMD Lower Tier

Enhanced Sensors

ALTBMD Upper Tier

Enhanced Sensors

Enhanced C2BMC
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Missile Defense Capability
Development And Integration
FY10FY11FY12GT-04 /CD-04

FY13FY14FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FTO

GT-06/CD-06

FTO

GT-07/CD-07FTO

GT-08/CD-08 FTO

CD-04 Provides:

CD-06 Provides:

CD-07 Provides:

CD-08 Provides:• Initial Homeland Defense (HD)– 30 Operational GBIs
– New Alaska Missile Field– Thule radar operational• Enhanced HD– Clear radar operational• Robust RD against
Intermediate range missiles– 2nd Aegis Ashore site
– SM-3 IIA• Robust HD against ICBMs
from current regionalthreats– Advanced
discrimination– GMD use of sensor
network• Initial Regional Defense (RD)against short, medium, andintermediate range missiles– Aegis SM-3 IA– THAAD ready for deployment– Forward-based sensor data toTHAAD and Aegis– Limited THAAD, Patriot andAegis coordination• Robust RD against short andmedium range missiles– SM-3 IB on Aegis ships andashore– Aegis and THAAD use
remote sensors to launchearlier– Enhanced coordination withAllies• Both HD and RD– Precision Tracking SpaceSystem– Airborne Infrared (ABIR)
with advanced sensors• Both HD and RD– Redundant communications

PAA Phase 1

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coordination– Improved radar
discrimination

PAA Phase 2• Early intercept RD against
medium and intermediate
range missiles• Command and Control for
Early Intercept• Both HD and RD– SM-3 IIB deployed– Improved sensor
network correlation

PAA Phase 3

PAA Phase 4

Date of Capability Delivery

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PAA Phase 1– Initial Capability Against SRBMs and MRBMs –Aegis BMD
FY10 – 2 Aegis BMD ships converted and 23 SM-3 Block IAs delivered
FY11 – 19 SM-3 Block IA deliveries– SM-3 Block IA intercept of IRBM using AN/TYP-2 radar data
THAAD
FY10 – Battery 1 manned and trained; Battery 2 delivered– Batteries 3 and 4 production started– Intercept of lowest altitude SRBM
FY11 – Army release for fielding– Intercept of separating SRBM
– Simultaneous intercept of MRBM and SRBMSensors
FY10 – Accelerated AN/TPY-2 radar refurbishment for deployment(Aegis BMD 3.6.1 with SM-3 IAFTM-15

AN/TPY-2 (FBM)C2BMC
FY10 – Verified ability to manage multiple sensors
FY11 – Upgrade command and control at EUCOM
Combatant Commander Support
FY10 and FY11 – U.S. and NATO war games, exercises and technicalsupport for CONPLANS

FTT-24Homeland Defense
FY10 – Thule Upgraded Early Warning Radar
FY11 – AN/TPY-2 forward-based sensor to South East Europe
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PAA Phase 2– Enhanced Systems Against SRBMs and MRBMs –Aegis BMD
FY10– U.S. simulated intercept of 3 SRBMs / 1 separating– Pacific Missile Test Range (PMRF) EnvironmentalAssessment– Contract for Aegis Ashore
FY11 – Aegis Ashore Deckhouse concept design– SM-3 Block IB intercept of MRBM

Aegis Ashore

THAAD
FY10 – THAAD interoperability with PATRIOT and AEGISC2BMC
FY10 – Design software for improved battle management / earlyintercept
FY11 – Contract for PMRF Aegis Ashore communications
equipment

Aegis BMD 4.0.1
with SM-3 IB
FTM-16 E2Homeland Defense
FY10 – CLEAR Upgraded Early Warning Radar planning summit
FY11 – Initiate CLEAR radar upgrade design
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6PAA Phase 3– Robust Defense Against IRBMs –Aegis BMD
FY11 – Aegis 5.0.1 software modification for greaterraid sizeSensors
FY10 – Airborne infrared sensor Analysis ofAlternatives

Telescope:TRL-7/8

Electronics:
TRL-8

Focal Plane:
Unclassified
TRL-8
Focal Plane Cooler:
TRL-8– Airborne infrared real time image processing– Space Tracking and Surveillance Systemsatellite in flight tests– Precision Tracking Space System Concept
FY11 – Source Selection for participation of 5 PTSS
contractors

Improved Reaper

C2BMC
FY10 – Design software to handle large raid sizes
FY11 – Demonstrate live Enhanced C2BMC tracks
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PAA Phase 4– Early Intercept Capability And Capability Against Potential ICBM
Threat As A Secondary Mission –Capability Development
FY10 – Contract preparation for SM-3 Block IIB definition / program planning– SM-3 Block IIB System Concept– USN-MDA feasibility assessment MK 41 Vertical Launcher System for SM3 IIB
FY11 – Competitively award 3 SM-3 Block IIB concept definition / planning contracts– Award contracts to multiple vendors to increase maturity of critical SM-3 Block IIB
components

Radiation
hardened missile
electronics toincreasesurvivability in anuclear
environmentSM-3 Block IIB
Improved kineticwarhead

New rocket motors using lighter weightmaterials to increase velocity
Redesigned nosecone using lighter
weight materials to increase velocity

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Operational Flight Tests– FTO-01 And FTO-02 –FTO-01

FTO-01 (FY12)• Targets– 2 MRBMs– 1 SRBM• Cuing Sensor – AN/TPY-2 (FB)

BMDS Operational Flight Test
Against SRBM And MRBM Targets• Weapon Systems– Aegis BMD– THAAD– Patriot
FTO-02 (FY15)• Targets– 1 SRBM– 2 IRBMs

FTO-02– 1 MRBM
– 1 ICBM• Cuing Sensor – AN/TPY-2 (FB)

BMDS Operational Flight Test Against theFull Range of Ballistic Missile Threats
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