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Ballistic Missile Defense And the Missile Defense Agency May 2012 Dr. David Burns Director for Science and Technology Advanced Technology DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Approved for Public Release 12- MDA-6524 (17 January 2012)

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Ballistic Missile Defense And the Missile Defense Agency

May 2012 Dr. David Burns

Director for Science and Technology Advanced Technology

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Approved for Public Release 12- MDA-6524 (17 January 2012)

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Today’s Ballistic Missile Defense System

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Potential Areas Of Missile Defense Technology Collaboration

Communication components Lightweight Structures Guidance Components

Ballistic Missile Defense Interceptor

Airborne Data Fusion Space Components Advanced

Remote Sensing

High Efficiency Energy Storage Efficient Power Conditioning Crystal Windows Laser Diodes

Directed Energy System

Nano-electronics Micro-chip inspection Ultra reliability

Producibility Quality

Reliability Approved for Public Release 12- MDA-6524 (17 January 2012)

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High Altitude Characterization

Advanced Technology Programs

Advanced Remote Sensing

Advanced Research

Low-Thrust Plume Signature Modeling

Advanced Algorithms

Directed Energy Research

High Energy Laser Cryo Laser

Laser Diodes

Data Fusion

Focal Plane Array

Infrared Detector Material

Image Processor

Lightweight Composite Silicon Carbide Mirrors

Seeker Technology

Housing Structure

Space-Based Sensor

O-Ring and Bearings

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Presenter
Presentation Notes
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• Larger Format Sensor Arrays - Develop for greater sensitivity and longer

acquisition ranges

• Lower Noise Inertial Measurement Unit - Reduce noise for higher accuracy by

controlling biases and drift

• Environmentally Ruggedize Electronics - Increase structural and material survivability

maintaining high performance in operational environments

• Advanced Power Supplies - Create lightweight solid state power sources

for long duration operations - Increase energy levels and efficiencies

Ruggedized Electronics

Inertial Measurement Unit

Focal Plane Array

Low Temperature Battery

Remote Sensing And Interceptor Technology

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Remote Sensing And Interceptor Technology

• Lightweight Structures and Materials - Reduce payload weight to achieve high velocity,

agility, and fly-out range to increase battle space

• Improve Thermal Management - Develop advanced shielding materials to protect

subsystems during stressful operating conditions

• Multi-Spectrum Longer-Range Acquisition Seeker

- Increase focal plane array sensitivity - Develop lighter weight optics

• Higher On-Chip Processing Capacity

- Increase chip processing speed to reduce dependence on ground-based data processing

Lightweight Composite Sunshade

Multi Spectrum Focal Plane Array

Silicon Carbide (SiC) Mirrors

Hardened Dual-Port (DP) Static Random Access Memory (SRAM)

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Directed Energy Technology

• Lightweight Cooling for Solid State High Energy Lasers - Develop innovative solutions to cool solid state

laser systems generating mega-joules of heat

• Power Sources / Batteries for High Energy Lasers - Develop techniques for lightweight, high energy

density, multi-mega-joule power generation and storage

• Improve Diodes for High Energy Laser systems

- Narrow bandwidth diodes - Less expensive

• Ultra Sensitive Detectors

- High bandwidth, high frame rate, low noise - Camera system for wave-front sensing - Tracking, ranging, and imaging - Survivable optical gratings and coatings

Ultra Sensitive Detector Focal Plane Arrays

High Energy Laser

Platform Integration

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Producibility, Quality, And Reliability

• Our focus is on producibility, performance, and yield • On-going efforts to improve focal plane array yields include:

- Increased wafer size to improve yield

- Transitioned from development to a production line

- Initiated automated handling and material processing to reduce defects

- Pursue multiple suppliers

- Implement automated wafer cleaning process

- Simplification of production processes

• Goal is to increase focal plane array yields and reduce cost without sacrificing performance

Automated Clean-up Etch Process

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University Research To Satisfy Missile Defense Needs

• Missile Defense requires cutting edge technology - Over $50M/year available for university research

• Small Business Research - Small Business Technology Transfer program

– Universities partner with small business – Annual call for proposals from 24 Apr – 24 May 2012 and 26 Jul – 27 Aug 2012 – Up to $660K per project is available

- Small Business Innovation Research – Universities subcontract with small business – Annual call for proposals from 26 Jan – 27 Feb 2012 and 26 Jul – 27 Aug 2012 – Up to $530K per project is available

- Link: http://sbirsttr.com

• Missile Defense Science & Tech Adv Research (MSTAR) - Annual call for proposals from Spring/Summer 2012 - $0.6M/year is available

• Advanced Technology Innovation Broad Area Announcement (ATI BAA)

- Continuously open call for new ideas - Funding available as required - Link: http://www.mda.mil/business/research_opportunities.html

SEP JUN SBIR MSTAR ATI BAA Continuous STTR

MAR 2012

JAN DEC

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• Missile Defense Advanced Technology Programs are on the critical path to counter emerging BMDS threats

• Research Emphasis and Technology needs - Advanced Sensors - Directed Energy - Advanced Interceptor Technology

• MDA realizes the value of and looks to small

business to lead the way in creative BMDS solutions to current and future Gap needs

Summary

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