MEADS Program Update - The Medium Extended Air Defense System

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MEADS Program
Update
February 2012
MEADS International, Inc.
P.O. Box 691749
Orlando, FL 32869-1749
www.meads-amd.com
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What Is MEADS
• Tri-national air and missile
defense (AMD) program for
German, Italian, and US
forces
• Designed to replace
Patriot, Hawk, and Nike
Hercules
• $3.4B EUSD contract
signed 28 September 2004
• Tri-national contractor team
includes Lockheed Martin,
LFK, and MBDA Italia
Germany
25.0%
Italy
16.7%
US
58.3%
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TARGET SET
Key System Requirements
TRANSPORTABILITY
& MOBILITY
OPERATING CONCEPTS
• Next-generation threats
• Tactical ballistic missiles/UAVs
• Cruise missiles and aircraft
• Conventional/unconventional
DEGREE OF PROTECTION
• Strategic and tactical airlift
• Continuous air and missile defense
coverage for maneuver force
• Cross-country mobility
INTEROPERABILITY
• Maneuver force protection
• Area defense
• Homeland defense
• Weighted asset protection
NETTED DISTRIBUTED
ARCHITECTURE
• 360-degree coverage
• Defended area – ABTs, TBMs
• Designed for coalition warfare
• Operational with a range of systems
• Dramatic improvement in combat
effectiveness and situational awareness
• Plug-and-fight
• Open architecture
• Non-proprietary software
• Operational flexibility
MEADS is the solution for challenging requirements
not addressed in any single previous AMD system
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HEU/C2 Systems
(EO Only)
Ground-Based
ADS
MEADS External Interfaces for Interoperability
Airborne C3 Systems
NATO
ACCS
JLENS
MEADS Interfaces
HEU/C2
Systems (EO &
FO)
Ground-Based
ADS TOCs
JTAGS/M3P
Naval ADS
SR
TOC IRIS-T
MFCR
MEADS Plug-and-Fight Network
Launcher
Launcher
Launcher
Demonstrated interoperability with the NATO
Air Command and Control System during JPOW
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MEADS Battle Manager
• Network-centric open
architecture
• Controlling node on network
• Plug-and-Fight for
sensors/shooters
• Integrated Engagement and
Force Operations
• Enhanced Maneuver Force
Protection
• Interoperable with coalition,
legacy, and future systems
Battle manager supported successful 360-degree flight test
on 17 November 2011
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MEADS Launcher
• High firepower and mobility
• 360-degree launch capability
• 8 ready-to-fire missiles per launcher
• Can self-load flatracks using
Palletized Handling System
• Partial missile reload
Launcher demonstrated unprecedented over-the-shoulder launch of
the MSE missile at White Sands Missile Range on 17 November 2011
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October 2001; POF-5100-31785-OL 26 January 2011; and POF-5100-33088-OL, 4 November 2011
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MEADS Multifunction
Fire Control Radar
• Pulse Doppler
multifunction phased
array
• X-band
• High reliability digital
design
• Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA)
• 360-degree coverage
• Digital beamforming
• 0, 15, and 30 rpm
rotation
• IFF subsystem
• Interceptor
communication link
In integration testing in Rome
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MEADS Surveillance Radar
• 360-degree
coverage
• Pulse Doppler
radar
• Active phased
array antenna
• Digital
beamforming
• IFF subsystem
• 0 and 7.5 rpm
rotation
Integration underway in Syracuse, New York
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• Hit-to-kill missile
• Increased performance,
greater altitude and range
compared to PAC-3
• Threat-driven upgrades to
defeat the advancing threat set
• Leverages improved
acquisition capability and
detection range of MEADS
radars
MEADS Missile (PAC-3 MSE)
First 360-degree launch in November 2011; successful intercept tests
in February 2010 and March 2011 at White Sands Missile Range
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22 February 2010, and POF-5100-33088-OL, 4 November 2011
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17 November Launcher/Missile
Characterization Test
Primary Objectives
• Reduce risk for FT-1 mission (2012)
• Demonstrate MEADS launch sequence and
timeline
• Demonstrate MEADS launcher functionality and
mechanical design robustness during CMR
launch event
• Demonstrate 360-degree capability of weapon
system
• Demonstrate BMC4I hardware integration
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First -Time Events
• MSE missile launch at 70 degrees elevation
• Tactical missile launch using tactical MEADS
Launcher
• Launch command out of the MEADS TOC (with
special test software)
• CMR performs significant out-of-plane maneuver
to demonstrate 360-degree capability
• First MEADS International mission operations at
WSMR to include use of preflight and test data
analysis and data review processes
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MEADS Design and Development
04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
• D&D contract starts September 2004 ($3.4B)
• Successful SRR in 2005
• Successful PDR in 2007
• Requirements reviewed, updated, and
revalidated
• Program restructured into 2008 (2 phases)
– CDR to be completed August 2010
– Additional time and money needed for
Post-CDR
SRR
CDR Phase
PDR
• Successful CDR in August 2010
– Hardware designs approved
– MEADS found sufficiently mature to proceed
with fabrication and into testing
• Successful MOU-mandated SPR in October 2010
• Launcher and Battle Manager rolled out in
December 2010
• US 2012 budget does not provide additional
funds (back to $3.4B ceiling)
CDR
1 st
Flight
Post-CDR Phase
1 st
Intercept
Octopack PAC-3 MSE ILES MFCR Launcher Identification Friend or Foe
MEADS team is leveraging program success and maximizing remaining
development funds to demonstrate MEADS capability
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MEADS Facilities in Place
System Integration Labs,
Rome and Orlando
Battle Management Test
and Integration Facility
• Over 30,000 ft 2 of test facilities for
hardware-in-the-loop tests
Pratica di Mare
Air Force Base
• 7 test lines
• 12,500 ft 2 state-of-the-art facility for development of MEADS
battle manager software and hardware components
White Sands Missile Range
• System pre-integration leading to
planned intercepts at White Sands
• 48,000 ft 2 of newly refurbished engineering
and integration facilities
State-of-the-art facilities support MEADS ground tests and flight tests
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News Release #16 Ribbon Cutting MEADS ‐ 23 March 2011 White Sands Missile Range; and LM Business Content
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Performance vs. Legacy System
Plug-and-Fight Capability
• MEADS provides for flexible
configurations of sensors,
launchers, and TOCs
• MEADS enables easy integration of
non-MEADS sensors and launchers
Netted-Distributed Capability
• MEADS provides for flexible use of
System Engagement Operations
and Force Operations functionalities
• MEADS provides organizational and
operational flexibility
Better Mass Attack Performance
• MEADS handles more simultaneous
engagements
Better Operational Availability
• System has increased reliability,
improved logistics, and state-of-the-art
fault detection and isolation
• Features include graceful degradation,
prognostics (prediction of impending
failures), and deferred maintenance
Lower Operation and Support Costs
• System reduces operational crew
size, improves training capabilities,
and employs economical 2-level
maintenance
Enhanced Sensor Performance
• MEADS uses X-band radar (MFCR)
for tracking, UHF radar (SR) for
search
MEADS improves sensor and system
performance vs. legacy systems
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Typical Cost Breakout
Typical
Weapon
System
Acquisition
Cost (30%)
Acquisition
Cost
MEADS
Operations & Support
(O&S) Cost
(70%)
MEADS
O&S Cost
Savings
MEADS
O&S
Cost
• O&S costs represent >70% of the total life
cycle cost for major weapons programs
• These costs occur once the system is
procured and fielded, and they will
continue to rise according to the CBO
– Personnel costs
– Maintenance
– Facilities
• Acquisition costs represent

MEADS Operator/Maintainer Concept
MEADS Crewmember
Ground Sensor Suite
TOC Operator/Maintainer
Tactical Operations Center
Reloader
Launcher
System Support
Vehicle
MEADS can be
operated and
maintained using
as few as 2
functional skill sets
Simplified design allows primary skills
to be allocated to only two skill specialties
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2011 DOT&E Assessment of Patriot
“DOT&E assesses the current
Patriot system as effective
against some threats and
partially suitable due to poor
radar reliability and system
availability. There has been
substantial variance in Patriot’s
reliability and resulting
availability as observed during
testing.” *
www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/karte423.en.html
*Director, Operational Test & Evaluation FY2011 Annual Report,
http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2011/
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Summary
MEADS provides superior battlefield capabilities with unprecedented flexibility
• 360-degree capability against entire threat suite
• Hit-to-kill PAC-3 MSE missile with increased performance, altitude, and range
• Enhanced strategic transportability and tactical mobility
• Open architecture with plug-and-fight capability
• Tailored/scalable battle elements with coalition interoperability
MEADS program is making significant progress
• CDR completed August 2010 – critical technologies mature and design stable
• Test and verification of software in progress
• System integration of radars, launchers, and battle managers underway
• Successful over-the-shoulder first flight test in November 2011
• Intercept tests begin in 2012
World-class theater AMD system
with dramatically reduced operation and support costs
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