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USASMDC/ARSTRATUpdate

2012 AUSA Missile Systems Conference

Maximizing Capabilities and Targets of Opportunities in Austere Times

  Mr. Tom WebberDeputy DirectorUSASMDC/ARSTRAT Technical Center

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Our Reporting Chain

USASMDC / ARSTRAT JFCC IMD

“Three Hats”

Our MissionUSASMDC/ARSTRAT conducts space and

missile defense operations and provides

planning, integration, control and coordination of

Army forces and capabilities in support of U.S.

Strategic Command missions; serves as the

Army force modernization proponent for space,

high altitude and global missile defense; serves

as the Army operational integrator for global

missile defense; and conducts mission-related

research and development in support of Army

Title 10 responsibilities.

Assigned as Commanding General Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense.

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Organization

• Provide trained and ready Space and Missile Defense forces and capabilities to the Warfighter and the Nation (today)

• Build future Space and Missile Defense forces (tomorrow)

• Research, test, and integrate Space, Missile Defense, cyber, directed energy, & related technologies (day-after-tomorrow)

Three Core Tasks:

• 1732 - Military• 910 - Department of the Army Civilians • 2790 - Contractors

Personnel:

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Gold: Space OpsRed: Missile Defense

OpsBlue: SATCOMWhite: HQs, FWC, Technical

Center and Army Astronauts

A Global Command

Uniquely Organized – Geographically Well-Positioned

HQs USASMDC / ARSTRAT

AN/TPY-2 Forward Based Mode - Turkey

AN/TPY-2 Forward Based Mode - Israel

Regional SATCOMSupport Center

(RSSC)

49th Missile Defense Battalion (GMD)

Regional SATCOMSupport Center

Regional SATCOMSupport Center

Army AstronautDetachment

Huntsville, AL• Technical Center• Future Warfare Center• TCM- Space & Global

Missile Defense (SGMD)

A&B Co/53rd Signal Battalion

(Payload Control)

C Co/53rd Signal Battalion (Payload Control)

D Co/53rd Signal Battalion

(Payload Control)

E Co/53rd Signal Battalion (Payload Control)

Joint Tactical Ground Station

(JTAGS) – EUCOM

JTAGS-CENTCOMArmy Space Support TeamsCommercial Imagery TeamSpace Support Elements

JTAGS-Korea

US Army Kwajalein Atoll / Reagan Test Site

(USAKA/RTS)

Colorado Springs, CO

100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-Based Mid-Course Defense)

1st Space Brigade

JTAGS-Japan

Global SATCOMSupport Center (GSSC)Future Warfare Center

AN/TPY-2 Forward Based Mode - Japan

100th MD Bde Det , VAFB, CA

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Operations (today) Deliverables:• On any given day – provide more than 840 Operational Forces

– Support ARFORGEN Cycle of 1:2 AC/1:4 RC with 6 Army Space Support Teams (ARSST), 1 Commercial Imagery Teams (CIT), and 2 Space Support Teams/Detachments (SST/D)

– US-based, forward-stationed or deployed

– Support missile defense and space operations / requirementsSupport to Key Named Operations

• Enduring Freedom• Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn• Odyssey Dawn/Unified Protector• Tomodachi

Other Events• Defense Support to Civilian Authorities

– Missouri and Southeast United States Tornado Recovery Efforts

• Exercises

• Provide– Missile defense crews 24/7/365, protecting 300 million

Americans– Theater missile warning to deployed forces – 4 JTAGS– Wide-band satellite communications services and support –

5 Wideband SATCOM Operations Centers (WSOC)– Joint Friendly Force Tracking– Space based imagery to ground forces (CIT and Geospatial

Intelligence)– Space Tracking and Space Situational Awareness capabilities– Operational support for Human Space Flight programs– Life cycle management for Army Space Professionals – Proponent for FA40

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Deliverables:• TRADOC’s Army proponent for Space, Global Missile Defense

(GMD), and High Altitude (HA)• Generate Space, GMD and HA requirements for the Army• Develop Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Materiel, Leader

Development, Personnel and Facilities for future Space and GMD forces

• Develop Space and GMD doctrine; provide doctrinal input to the six warfighting functions

• Develop, synchronize and integrate Space, GMD, and HA capabilities into the Army Concept Framework

• Develop the organization for Army Space and Missile Defense Forces

• Train and educate the Army’s Space and Missile Defense professionals – Recognized as an Institute of Excellence

• Conduct Army Concept Development, War Gaming, and Experimentation for Space, GMD, and HA

Capability Development (tomorrow)

Key Efforts

• Army 2020 Task Force• Army Concept Framework• Profession of Arms Campaign• Army Space Operations White Paper• Unified Quest 2012• Vigilant Shield 2012• Schriever Wargame 2012• High Altitude Strategy• Combat SkySat Demonstration• Joint Friendly Force Tracking Support• JTAGS Capabilities Needs Analysis• Operationally Responsive Space

• Perform studies and analysis, modeling and simulation of Space, GMD, and HA capability development for Army requirements

• Support Army leader development – teach space operations at all levels of leader education

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Materiel Development (day-after-tomorrow)

Deliverables:• Operate U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site (USAKA/RTS)

– Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB)– Space Surveillance/Space Situational Awareness

• Lead Space, High Altitude and Missile Defense Research and Development Initiatives– Develop Nano-satellite technologies: – Executing Agent with program management responsibilities for

the Long Endurance Multi Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) program– Develop Solid State Laser capability – Directed Energy– Develop High Power Microwave systems and other

technologies for Counter-IED– Project Manager for Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW)

development• Research and develop cyber capabilities to support Army Cyber

Command and increase Mission Assurance• Spearheading Electric Fires initiative for HQDA with DA G2,

TRADOC (FCOE & MCOE), and ARCYBER

Key Efforts

• Nano-Satellite Technologies– SMDC-ONE launched 2010– Kestrel Eye planned for 2013– SMDC Nano-Satellite Program JCTD

• Soldier-Warfighter Operationally Responsive Deployer for Space (SWORDS) JCTD

• High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator – Successful demonstration of beam

control system against mortars in design reference mission scenarios 1QFY12

• LEMV operational deployment in 2012• AHW

– Successful Flight Test (FT-1A) on 17 November 2011

• Counter-IED– LightGuard Minotaur Early User Test

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Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW)

Key Points

MissionCooperatively develop an alternative vehicle to broaden research and development and reduce risk to the Prompt Global Strike program.

• Helps fill the conventional strike gap• Discernible non-ballistic trajectory • Maneuverability for over flight avoidance• Compatible with U.S. Air Force (USAF)

land-based continental US deployment• Conventional payload delivery capability

within Conventional Prompt Global Strike timeline requirements

• Advances state-of-the-art for thermal protection system materials and navigation, guidance & control

• Successful Flight Test on 17 Nov 11

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25K Transportable Target Launcher and Economical TBM (ET-1)

Key Points

MissionLaunches Targets Weighing up to 25,000 Lbs From Remote Sites / Provides a Low Cost Target Vehicle Representative of Tactical Ballistic Missile Threats

• One of three component programs which seek to advance army integrated missile defense operational testing capability

• Unguided, unitary, rail launched and spin stabilized missile Length = 183.5”, Diameter = 14” Down Range: 100 Km, Altitude: 80 Km

• Low cost tactical ballistic missile target with cost goal < $350 K ea (not including deployment cost); Current program funding will allow for 3 sets of hardware.

• GFE Rocket Motor - 1000+ surplus motors available; dual thrust solid propellant; excellent safety record

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High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator(HEL MD)

Key Points

MissionDemonstrate that a Mobile Solid State Laser (SSL) Weapon System Can Provide Effective Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) and Counter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (C-UAV) Capabilities in a Relevant Operational Environment

• Capable of Wide Range of RAM and UAV Engagements

• Integrated with Army Organic Battlefield Sensors and C3I

• Low Power Testing Completed – Dec 2011 45 of 45 mortar rounds successfully

tracked• Laser Installation and Check Out – Nov

2012• High Power (10 kW IPG) Field Tests with

Adaptive Optics – Jan 2013• Fuel efficient – takes less than 2 cups of

diesel to fire a 100 kW laser for a 4 second lethal engagement.

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• Launch on Demand

• Optimized Orbit Placement

• COCOM Launch Operation Flexibility

• Rapid Augmentation in Event of Hostilities via Low Cost Deployable Launcher

SWORDS• Graphical User Interface on

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

• Same Pass Tactical User Tasking and Image Delivery

• Store / Forward Imagery Passing

• Tasking, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TPED) Integration

Kestrel Eye

Space & Missile Defense Command (SMDC)

Nanosatellite Program (SNaP)

Soldier-Warfighter

Operationally Responsive Deployer for

Space SWORDS)

• Functionally effective Data/Comm Capability

• Low Burden Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) Capability

• Multi-functional relay Capability

• Tailored Constellation Mission Matching

SNaPResponsive Space Initiatives – JCTD Focus

Kestrel Eye

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Closing ThoughtsUSASMDC/ARSTRAT is the Army Service Component to USSTRATCOMJFCC-IMD is the functional component to USSTRATCOM for Missile DefenseCG USASMDC/ARSTRAT commands JFCC IMD because of the capabilities USASMDC/ARSTRAT contributes as the ASCC

Uniquely Organized• Operations: 1st Space Brigade, 100th Missile Defense Brigade• Capability Development: Future Warfare Center• Materiel Development: Technical Center

Geographically Well-positioned • Huntsville: co-located with MDA, AMC/AMCOM/ACC, PEO Missiles and Space, PEO

Aviation, MSIC, NASA, and the technical base there• Colorado Springs: co-located with MDA, NORTHCOM, US Air Force Space Command,

JFCC IMD, and the technical base there

Providing critical capabilities to Combatant Commanders and Warfighters

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Questions