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  skos:definition """The fundamental objective of the BMD program is to develop the
capability to defend the forces and territories of the United States,
its Allies, and friends against all classes of ballistic missile
threats. The Department will develop technologies and deploy systems
promising an effective, reliable, and affordable missile defense
system. The RDT&E program is designed to develop effective systems
over time by developing layered defenses that employ complementary
sensors and weapons to engage threat targets in the boost, midcourse,
and terminal phases of flight and to deploy that capability
incrementally.

At the direction of the Secretary of Defense, we have developed a
research, development and test program that focuses on missile defense
as a single integrated BMD system, no longer differentiating between
theater and national missile defense. This revised structure involves
three basic thrusts. First, the new BMD program will build on the
technical progress we have made to date by providing the funding
required to develop and test selective elements of the current program
fully.

Second, the new program will pursue a broad range of activities in
order to aggressively evaluate and develop technologies for the
integration of land, sea, air, or space-based platforms to counter
ballistic missiles in all phases of their flight. The new program will
not cut corners. Rather, it is designed to pursue parallel development
paths to improve the likelihood of achieving an effective, layered
missile defense.

Third, the new testing program will incorporate a larger number of
tests than in the past. They will employ more realistic scenarios and
countermeasures. This will allow us to achieve greater confidence in
our planning and development. Through this robust testing activity, we
may discover opportunities to accelerate elements of the program based
on their performance, and increase the overall credibility and
capability of BMD systems. This approach is designed to enable
contingency use of the demonstrated BMD capabilities, if directed.

The goal of the BMD System is a layered defense that provides multiple
engagement opportunities along the entire flight path of a ballistic
missile. Over the next three to five years we will pursue parallel
technical paths to reduce schedule and cost risk in the individual
RDT&E efforts. We will explore and demonstrate kinetic and directed
energy kill mechanisms for potential sea-, ground-, air-, and
space-based operations to engage threat missiles in the boost,
midcourse, and terminal phases of flight. In parallel, sensor suites
and battle management and command and control (BMC2) will be developed
to form the backbone of the BMD System.

For more information, link to
"http://www.acq.osd.mil/bmdo/bmdolink/html/system.html\""""@en ;
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