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ESSENCE CHALLENGES FUTURE

This document examines the evolution of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) capabilities from 1972 to 2004. It outlines key defense priorities, including the protection of the U.S., deployed forces, and allies, through a multi-layered defense approach that intercepts ballistic missiles across all flight phases: boost, midcourse, and terminal. It highlights significant elements like THAAD, PAC-3, and Aegis systems, alongside challenges such as rapid response needs and countermeasure complexities. The document also considers potential geopolitical impacts, stability concerns, and the possibility of a second Cold War.

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ESSENCE CHALLENGES FUTURE

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  1. ESSENCE CHALLENGES FUTURE

  2. BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITY – 1972

  3. BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITY - 2004

  4. Missile Defense priorities: • To defend the United States, deployed forces, allies, and friends • To employ a BMD layers of defenses to intercept ballistic missiles in all phases of their flight • To enable early fielding for elements of the BMD • To develop and test technologies and, if necessary, use prototype and test assets to provide early capability

  5. Phases of missile’s flight • Boost phase • Midcourse phase • Terminal Phase

  6. Airborne Laser

  7. Phases of missile’s flight • Boost phase • Midcourse phase • Terminal Phase

  8. Ground Based Defense

  9. Emplacing missiles, Calif. and Alaska

  10. Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

  11. Phases of missile’s flight • Boost phase • Midcourse phase • Terminal Phase

  12. The primary elements in the Terminal Defense Segment: • Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) • PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) • Arrow, a joint effort between the U.S. and Israel • Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), a co-developmental program with Germany and Italy.

  13. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

  14. PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3

  15. Arrow

  16. What is planned: Boost • Airborne Laser: air testing of the high-energy laser and a successful track and engagement of a target by the laser Midcourse • Ground-based Midcourse Defense: 18 total Ground-based Interceptors, with 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. and 16 at Ft. Greely, Alaska. • Aegis: 10 sea-based Surveillance and Track Destroyers, 2 Engagement/Surveillance and Track Cruisers, 8 Standard Missile-3 sea-based interceptors Terminal • THAAD: radar and missile flight tests against short and medium range targets • 281 Patriot Advanced Capablility-3 missiles (operated by the U.S. Army)

  17. Challenges in BMD • Boost phase is very short and requires quick reaction and a means of destroying the missile • Midcourse phase is generally the longest phase, but a successful midcourse intercept is complicated since the Reentry Vehicle will be surrounded by booster debris and potential countermeasures • Terminal intercept requires an advanced interceptor capable of countering any maneuvers the RV may make

  18. Russia’s capabilities VOEVODA (SS-20) “SATAN” TOPOL-M(SS-18)

  19. Russia’s capabilities Anti-aircraft missile system “Favorit” Can hit 36 objectives with 72 missiles

  20. Russia’s capabilities Radiolocating helicopter Ka-31 Can observe 250 000 sq. km within an hour

  21. What will BMD lead to… • STABILITY ? • SECOND COLD WAR ? • …………..?

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