1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:02,099 Hey , thank you for coming to the 2 00:00:02,099 --> 00:00:04,154 Missile Defense Agency's briefing on 3 00:00:04,154 --> 00:00:06,266 our portion of the president's budget 4 00:00:06,266 --> 00:00:08,510 for fiscal year 24 . Appreciate your 5 00:00:08,510 --> 00:00:10,732 tennis today after a pretty long day of 6 00:00:10,732 --> 00:00:12,899 briefings . And I'm glad to be talking 7 00:00:12,899 --> 00:00:14,954 to you in the early afternoon rather 8 00:00:14,954 --> 00:00:17,010 than the early evening as we have in 9 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:18,954 the past . I'm Mark right . Public 10 00:00:18,954 --> 00:00:21,177 Affairs Officer for the missile defense 11 00:00:21,177 --> 00:00:23,010 Agency may introduce you to your 12 00:00:23,010 --> 00:00:25,288 speakers today on your , on your right , 13 00:00:25,288 --> 00:00:27,288 Miss Michelle Atkinson , she is the 14 00:00:27,288 --> 00:00:29,510 director for operations for the missile 15 00:00:29,510 --> 00:00:31,732 defense agency into her . Right is Vice 16 00:00:31,732 --> 00:00:33,954 Admiral John Hill , the director of the 17 00:00:33,954 --> 00:00:36,066 missile defense agency . They'll give 18 00:00:36,066 --> 00:00:35,800 an opening statement will go through 19 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,911 some slides for you and give you some 20 00:00:37,911 --> 00:00:40,133 additional information . You all should 21 00:00:40,133 --> 00:00:42,133 have picked up an M D A packet with 22 00:00:42,133 --> 00:00:44,078 information from O S D P A and the 23 00:00:44,078 --> 00:00:43,600 Press op Center . If you didn't make 24 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,500 sure you grab one on the way out when 25 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,330 the Q and A begins , uh please wait for 26 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:51,441 me to call on you and please identify 27 00:00:51,441 --> 00:00:53,497 yourself in your outlet when I do so 28 00:00:53,497 --> 00:00:55,719 and limit it to one question one follow 29 00:00:55,719 --> 00:00:57,886 up . So I can try and make sure we got 30 00:00:57,886 --> 00:00:59,997 a pretty good crowd today . I want to 31 00:00:59,997 --> 00:00:59,970 make sure give many people as possible 32 00:00:59,970 --> 00:01:02,270 a chance to ask their questions . And 33 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,391 if we do this right should have about 34 00:01:04,391 --> 00:01:06,502 15 to 20 minutes of Q and A after the 35 00:01:06,502 --> 00:01:08,840 presentation is complete again . Thank 36 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,080 you for coming today . Good afternoon . 37 00:01:12,090 --> 00:01:14,257 Thanks for the opportunity to tell you 38 00:01:14,257 --> 00:01:16,479 about the P B 24 budget for the missile 39 00:01:16,479 --> 00:01:18,701 defense agency . I'm gonna turn it over 40 00:01:18,701 --> 00:01:18,590 to MS Atkinson , our director for 41 00:01:18,590 --> 00:01:20,812 operations . She owns budget facilities 42 00:01:20,812 --> 00:01:22,812 and people . So the right person to 43 00:01:22,812 --> 00:01:24,979 take you through the story over to you 44 00:01:24,979 --> 00:01:27,090 Michelle . Thank you , Admiral . Good 45 00:01:27,090 --> 00:01:29,201 afternoon , everyone . Today , I will 46 00:01:29,201 --> 00:01:28,800 brief you on the missile defense 47 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,380 agency's fiscal year 24 budget request . 48 00:01:31,530 --> 00:01:35,400 Next chart , please . In 2004 , the 49 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,511 United States activated the ballistic 50 00:01:37,511 --> 00:01:39,678 missile defense system to defend the U 51 00:01:39,678 --> 00:01:41,733 S homeland against limited ballistic 52 00:01:41,733 --> 00:01:43,733 missile attack from nations such as 53 00:01:43,733 --> 00:01:45,733 North Korea and Iran . Since then , 54 00:01:45,733 --> 00:01:47,622 missile threats have increased in 55 00:01:47,622 --> 00:01:49,844 numbers and complexity and are becoming 56 00:01:49,844 --> 00:01:52,067 more reliable , survivable , reliable , 57 00:01:52,790 --> 00:01:54,679 inaccurate and can achieve longer 58 00:01:54,679 --> 00:01:56,846 ranges . New ballistic missile systems 59 00:01:56,846 --> 00:01:59,012 also feature multiple and maneuverable 60 00:01:59,012 --> 00:02:01,179 reentry vehicles along with decoys and 61 00:02:01,179 --> 00:02:03,140 jamming devices . North Korea is 62 00:02:03,140 --> 00:02:05,362 developing long range ballistic missile 63 00:02:05,362 --> 00:02:07,251 systems that can reach the United 64 00:02:07,251 --> 00:02:09,140 States and our allies in the Indo 65 00:02:09,140 --> 00:02:11,251 Pacific region . North Korea has also 66 00:02:11,251 --> 00:02:13,196 tested shorter range missiles that 67 00:02:13,196 --> 00:02:15,350 maneuver within the atmosphere . Iran 68 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:17,572 continues to develop more sophisticated 69 00:02:17,572 --> 00:02:19,683 missiles with improved accuracy range 70 00:02:19,683 --> 00:02:21,990 and lethality and is fielding an array 71 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,170 of increasingly accurate , short and 72 00:02:24,180 --> 00:02:26,347 medium range ballistic missile systems 73 00:02:26,347 --> 00:02:28,291 capable of threatening deployed us 74 00:02:28,291 --> 00:02:30,180 forces allies and partners in the 75 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:32,820 Middle East . North Korea and Iran 76 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:35,250 remain persistent threats . But today , 77 00:02:35,380 --> 00:02:37,380 the national defense strategy views 78 00:02:37,380 --> 00:02:39,350 China as the pacing challenge and 79 00:02:39,350 --> 00:02:41,260 Russia as an acute threat to us 80 00:02:41,260 --> 00:02:44,800 national security interests . Russia 81 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,860 and the PRC are developing advanced 82 00:02:46,860 --> 00:02:48,804 missiles that can be launched from 83 00:02:48,804 --> 00:02:51,027 aircraft , ground launchers , ships and 84 00:02:51,027 --> 00:02:53,249 submarines including hypersonic missile 85 00:02:53,249 --> 00:02:55,530 capabilities , hypersonic missiles pose 86 00:02:55,530 --> 00:02:57,697 a new challenge to our missile defense 87 00:02:57,697 --> 00:02:59,808 systems . These threats can travel at 88 00:02:59,808 --> 00:03:01,363 exceptional speeds and have 89 00:03:01,363 --> 00:03:03,419 unpredictable flight paths that make 90 00:03:03,419 --> 00:03:05,641 them difficult to track the development 91 00:03:05,641 --> 00:03:07,530 and deployment of missile defense 92 00:03:07,530 --> 00:03:09,363 systems to counter these threats 93 00:03:09,363 --> 00:03:11,197 presents unique but surmountable 94 00:03:11,197 --> 00:03:13,030 challenges which require further 95 00:03:13,030 --> 00:03:14,974 further development and technology 96 00:03:14,974 --> 00:03:17,308 investments . As I will highlight today , 97 00:03:17,308 --> 00:03:19,252 the missile defense agency's fy 24 98 00:03:19,252 --> 00:03:21,474 budget request includes key investments 99 00:03:21,474 --> 00:03:23,641 to innovate and modernize our nation's 100 00:03:23,641 --> 00:03:25,530 missile defenses to address these 101 00:03:25,530 --> 00:03:28,880 challenges . Next chart please . The 102 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,936 missile defense agency mission is to 103 00:03:30,936 --> 00:03:32,991 develop and deploy a layered missile 104 00:03:32,991 --> 00:03:34,991 defense system to defend the United 105 00:03:34,991 --> 00:03:37,047 States . It's deployed forces allies 106 00:03:37,047 --> 00:03:39,269 and friends from missile attacks in all 107 00:03:39,269 --> 00:03:41,491 phases of flight . This mission remains 108 00:03:41,491 --> 00:03:43,491 unchanged as we continue to balance 109 00:03:43,491 --> 00:03:45,658 investments to defend the homeland and 110 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:47,713 provide regional missile defenses to 111 00:03:47,713 --> 00:03:49,824 our warfighters . Next chart please . 112 00:03:50,370 --> 00:03:52,537 This slide depicts our missile defense 113 00:03:52,537 --> 00:03:54,592 system deployed today to address the 114 00:03:54,592 --> 00:03:56,703 current missile threats . Our systems 115 00:03:56,703 --> 00:03:58,814 must provide missile defenses for our 116 00:03:58,814 --> 00:04:00,926 homeland deployed forces , allies and 117 00:04:00,926 --> 00:04:03,037 friends in regional areas and for our 118 00:04:03,037 --> 00:04:05,960 deployed assets such as ships . Our 119 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,016 integrated missile defense system is 120 00:04:08,016 --> 00:04:10,071 comprised of a robust sensor network 121 00:04:10,071 --> 00:04:12,000 that detects tracks and controls 122 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,056 missile threats from both ground and 123 00:04:14,056 --> 00:04:16,560 space . Our warfighters systems and 124 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,616 weapons then engage and negate those 125 00:04:18,616 --> 00:04:20,890 missile threats . The GMD system 126 00:04:20,890 --> 00:04:23,001 deploys our ground based interceptors 127 00:04:23,001 --> 00:04:25,070 from Alaska and California . We also 128 00:04:25,070 --> 00:04:27,070 have interceptors deployed on AEGIS 129 00:04:27,070 --> 00:04:29,014 ships at our AEGIS ashore sites in 130 00:04:29,014 --> 00:04:31,630 Romania and soon Poland and we have fat 131 00:04:31,630 --> 00:04:33,352 and Patriot batteries deployed 132 00:04:33,352 --> 00:04:35,870 worldwide . All of these assets are 133 00:04:35,870 --> 00:04:37,814 linked together by our command and 134 00:04:37,814 --> 00:04:39,481 control battle management and 135 00:04:39,481 --> 00:04:41,910 communications or C two BMC system . 136 00:04:43,030 --> 00:04:45,550 The FY 24 budget request continues to 137 00:04:45,550 --> 00:04:47,500 sustain this existing system and 138 00:04:47,500 --> 00:04:49,820 develop new technologies such as the 139 00:04:49,820 --> 00:04:51,680 next generation interceptor and 140 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:53,236 regional hypersonic defense 141 00:04:53,236 --> 00:04:55,291 capabilities to counter the evolving 142 00:04:55,291 --> 00:04:59,080 threats . Next chart please . Our total 143 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,890 FY 24 budget request of 10.9 billion 144 00:05:01,900 --> 00:05:04,067 strengthens and expands the deployment 145 00:05:04,067 --> 00:05:05,844 of our missile defenses against 146 00:05:05,844 --> 00:05:08,110 increasingly capable missile threats of 147 00:05:08,110 --> 00:05:11,010 our request . 80% is for research and 148 00:05:11,010 --> 00:05:13,130 development efforts . This budget 149 00:05:13,130 --> 00:05:15,297 reflects the best balance of resources 150 00:05:15,297 --> 00:05:17,297 to meet our many priorities and our 151 00:05:17,297 --> 00:05:19,980 mission . Next chart please . This 152 00:05:19,980 --> 00:05:22,091 slide shows the historical MDA budget 153 00:05:22,091 --> 00:05:24,510 and the PB- 24 budget request . The 154 00:05:24,510 --> 00:05:26,621 upper right shows the balance between 155 00:05:26,621 --> 00:05:28,288 Homeland and regional defense 156 00:05:28,288 --> 00:05:30,310 influenced by and aligned with the 157 00:05:30,310 --> 00:05:33,130 evolving threat . Warfighter 158 00:05:33,130 --> 00:05:35,130 requirements , defense strategy and 159 00:05:35,130 --> 00:05:39,020 priorities next chart please . The next 160 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:41,187 few charts will go over the details of 161 00:05:41,187 --> 00:05:43,530 our 24 request . But first , here are a 162 00:05:43,530 --> 00:05:46,330 few highlights . Our Fy 24 requests 163 00:05:46,330 --> 00:05:48,497 maintains the operations and readiness 164 00:05:48,497 --> 00:05:50,663 of deployed missile defense systems to 165 00:05:50,663 --> 00:05:52,774 include our sensor network , Homeland 166 00:05:52,774 --> 00:05:54,830 and regional interceptors and see to 167 00:05:54,830 --> 00:05:56,890 BMC system . It also continues to 168 00:05:56,890 --> 00:05:59,760 upgrade these existing systems . Later 169 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,482 this year , we will launch two 170 00:06:01,482 --> 00:06:03,427 prototype hypersonic and ballistic 171 00:06:03,427 --> 00:06:05,890 tracking space sensors . And in Fy 24 , 172 00:06:05,910 --> 00:06:08,160 we will begin on orbit demonstrations 173 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,930 and testing . We also continue to 174 00:06:10,930 --> 00:06:13,152 sustain an upgrade the ground based mid 175 00:06:13,152 --> 00:06:15,430 course defense or GMD system and 176 00:06:15,430 --> 00:06:17,652 continue service life extensions of the 177 00:06:17,652 --> 00:06:19,652 ground based interceptors currently 178 00:06:19,652 --> 00:06:21,750 deployed in Alaska and California in 179 00:06:21,750 --> 00:06:23,806 order to increase system reliability 180 00:06:23,806 --> 00:06:25,639 prior to to the building of next 181 00:06:25,639 --> 00:06:27,830 generation interceptor , the request 182 00:06:27,830 --> 00:06:29,886 continues to fund the development of 183 00:06:29,886 --> 00:06:32,219 two next generation interceptor designs . 184 00:06:32,219 --> 00:06:34,330 Through the critical design review in 185 00:06:34,330 --> 00:06:36,497 fy 24 we will continue the development 186 00:06:36,497 --> 00:06:38,608 required to fill the N G I capability 187 00:06:38,608 --> 00:06:41,980 no later than the fy 28 timeframe . I 188 00:06:41,980 --> 00:06:44,258 spoke earlier of the hypersonic threat . 189 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,200 This budget request continues 190 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,256 development of a regional hypersonic 191 00:06:48,256 --> 00:06:50,144 glide phase defense capability to 192 00:06:50,144 --> 00:06:52,367 complement the deployed Aegis Sea based 193 00:06:52,367 --> 00:06:55,060 terminal capabilities . In conjunction 194 00:06:55,060 --> 00:06:57,171 with Indo pay calm , the army and the 195 00:06:57,171 --> 00:06:59,227 navy . We are continuing development 196 00:06:59,227 --> 00:07:01,393 efforts to improve the defense of Guam 197 00:07:01,393 --> 00:07:03,504 against the full spectrum of advanced 198 00:07:03,504 --> 00:07:06,200 missile threats . This request also 199 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,210 continues design production and 200 00:07:08,210 --> 00:07:10,099 fielding of additional AEGIS ship 201 00:07:10,099 --> 00:07:12,210 upgrades and SM three block one B and 202 00:07:12,210 --> 00:07:14,377 two A missiles in partnership with the 203 00:07:14,377 --> 00:07:17,750 Navy , we will continue upgrades to the 204 00:07:17,750 --> 00:07:20,080 third system and procure interceptors 205 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,191 to support the army maneuver forces . 206 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:25,500 We will also continue ground cyber and 207 00:07:25,500 --> 00:07:27,700 flight testing to test improve missile 208 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:30,570 defense capabilities . The next set of 209 00:07:30,570 --> 00:07:32,348 charts will address some of the 210 00:07:32,348 --> 00:07:34,514 specific specific budget line items in 211 00:07:34,514 --> 00:07:36,626 our FY 24 budget request . The charts 212 00:07:36,626 --> 00:07:38,626 are in order of the missile defense 213 00:07:38,626 --> 00:07:41,070 battle sequence , detect control and 214 00:07:41,070 --> 00:07:43,180 engage . Next chart please . 215 00:07:45,540 --> 00:07:47,651 Systems to detect and control missile 216 00:07:47,651 --> 00:07:49,596 threats are critical to a credible 217 00:07:49,596 --> 00:07:51,590 missile defense . We initiated the 218 00:07:51,590 --> 00:07:53,812 hypersonic and ballistic tracking space 219 00:07:53,812 --> 00:07:57,450 sensor or HBTSS program in 2018 to 220 00:07:57,450 --> 00:07:59,561 address the requirement to detect and 221 00:07:59,561 --> 00:08:01,728 track hypersonic threats and ballistic 222 00:08:01,728 --> 00:08:04,030 missiles . The 24 budget request for 223 00:08:04,030 --> 00:08:07,690 HPTSS is 69 million after launch later 224 00:08:07,690 --> 00:08:09,800 this year in orbit demonstration and 225 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,700 testing will occur in fy 24 to 226 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:14,810 characterize and validate the H P T S S 227 00:08:14,810 --> 00:08:17,940 performance . As I mentioned earlier , 228 00:08:18,090 --> 00:08:20,312 the threat posed by hypersonic missiles 229 00:08:20,312 --> 00:08:22,090 is significant in that they fly 230 00:08:22,090 --> 00:08:24,210 unpredictable paths at relatively low 231 00:08:24,210 --> 00:08:26,377 altitudes , making their detection and 232 00:08:26,377 --> 00:08:28,543 tracking by ground and sea based radar 233 00:08:28,543 --> 00:08:31,430 sensors . Very challenging . We are 234 00:08:31,430 --> 00:08:33,597 collaborating with the U S Space Force 235 00:08:33,700 --> 00:08:35,700 and the Space Development Agency to 236 00:08:35,700 --> 00:08:38,130 develop HB T S S as the only space 237 00:08:38,130 --> 00:08:40,241 sensor providing fire control quality 238 00:08:40,241 --> 00:08:42,260 data required to defeat advanced 239 00:08:42,260 --> 00:08:44,750 missile threats . The H B T S S will 240 00:08:44,750 --> 00:08:46,917 help us to maintain what we call birth 241 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:48,972 to death custody , to provide global 242 00:08:48,972 --> 00:08:50,972 and persistent fire control quality 243 00:08:50,972 --> 00:08:53,139 tracking data on hypersonic threats to 244 00:08:53,139 --> 00:08:55,306 enable engagement fire missile defense 245 00:08:55,306 --> 00:08:57,472 weapons systems . The space based kill 246 00:08:57,472 --> 00:09:00,180 assessment or ska sensors were launched 247 00:09:00,180 --> 00:09:03,010 in 2019 and were designed to provide 248 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:05,540 threat hit assessment . These sensors 249 00:09:05,540 --> 00:09:07,484 have performed successfully during 250 00:09:07,484 --> 00:09:09,484 several recent M D A flight tests . 251 00:09:09,484 --> 00:09:11,151 Further demonstrating the hit 252 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,484 assessment capability to the warfighter . 253 00:09:13,484 --> 00:09:15,750 The sky request is 27 million to 254 00:09:15,750 --> 00:09:17,972 continue integration of this capability 255 00:09:17,972 --> 00:09:21,270 into the missile defense system . We 256 00:09:21,270 --> 00:09:22,992 are developing , deploying and 257 00:09:22,992 --> 00:09:25,159 sustaining ground and sea based radars 258 00:09:25,159 --> 00:09:27,270 to counter current and future missile 259 00:09:27,270 --> 00:09:29,381 threats , build warfighter confidence 260 00:09:29,381 --> 00:09:31,620 and increase force structure . Our fy 261 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:33,342 24 budget request includes the 262 00:09:33,342 --> 00:09:35,453 following for missile defense sensors 263 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,000 568 million to sustain and design 264 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,540 upgrades for 12 tippy two radars with 265 00:09:41,540 --> 00:09:44,060 the 13th radar procured for the bad 266 00:09:44,060 --> 00:09:46,110 battery eight with fy 21 funds from 267 00:09:46,110 --> 00:09:48,970 Congress which will deliver in fy 25 268 00:09:49,950 --> 00:09:51,970 104 million for the long range 269 00:09:51,970 --> 00:09:54,660 discrimination radar or L R D R in 270 00:09:54,660 --> 00:09:57,390 Alaska . This advanced radar achieved 271 00:09:57,390 --> 00:09:59,940 initial fielding in December 21 is a 272 00:09:59,940 --> 00:10:01,718 critical mid course sensor that 273 00:10:01,718 --> 00:10:03,884 improves missile defense system threat 274 00:10:03,884 --> 00:10:06,107 discrimination capability and enables a 275 00:10:06,107 --> 00:10:08,273 more efficient use of the ground based 276 00:10:08,273 --> 00:10:10,496 mid course defense system . The L R D R 277 00:10:10,496 --> 00:10:12,718 will become part of the missile defense 278 00:10:12,718 --> 00:10:14,884 system operational capability baseline 279 00:10:14,884 --> 00:10:17,400 in Fy 24 will be operated by the U S 280 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:21,390 Space Force 178 million for the 281 00:10:21,390 --> 00:10:24,650 sea based X band radar or SB X to 282 00:10:24,650 --> 00:10:26,761 provide precision mid course tracking 283 00:10:26,761 --> 00:10:28,817 and threat discrimination to protect 284 00:10:28,817 --> 00:10:30,872 our homeland . Our request continues 285 00:10:30,872 --> 00:10:32,650 operations and support for this 286 00:10:32,650 --> 00:10:34,650 critical sensor and continues radar 287 00:10:34,650 --> 00:10:37,960 replacement 22 million to sustain and 288 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,071 provide updates to the upgraded early 289 00:10:40,071 --> 00:10:42,650 warning radars or you'ii WRS and 290 00:10:42,650 --> 00:10:44,594 continue to sustain the Cobra Dane 291 00:10:44,594 --> 00:10:46,817 radar in partnership with the U S Space 292 00:10:46,817 --> 00:10:50,220 Force C two B M C is the integrating 293 00:10:50,220 --> 00:10:52,442 element of our missile defense system . 294 00:10:52,442 --> 00:10:55,340 Our fy 24 request of 516 million 295 00:10:55,340 --> 00:10:57,330 sustains the C two BMC planner , 296 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,460 situational awareness , battle 297 00:10:59,460 --> 00:11:02,000 management training and space domain 298 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,190 awareness capabilities for combatant 299 00:11:04,190 --> 00:11:06,412 commands and the global missile defense 300 00:11:06,412 --> 00:11:09,300 network . The request also continues 301 00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:11,620 development and integration of space 302 00:11:11,620 --> 00:11:13,920 sensors and other upgrades to track 303 00:11:13,930 --> 00:11:16,760 type and worn of advancing threats . 304 00:11:16,950 --> 00:11:20,850 Next chart please . The missile defense 305 00:11:20,850 --> 00:11:23,072 system includes complex weapons systems 306 00:11:23,072 --> 00:11:25,294 and interceptors to defeat the evolving 307 00:11:25,294 --> 00:11:27,530 missile threats . The ground basement 308 00:11:27,540 --> 00:11:30,440 course defense system or GMD serves as 309 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,384 the continuously available missile 310 00:11:32,384 --> 00:11:34,440 defense capability for defending our 311 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,496 homeland against today's rogue state 312 00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:38,718 ballistic missile threats . The request 313 00:11:38,718 --> 00:11:42,340 for GMD is 3.3 billion . The fy 24 314 00:11:42,340 --> 00:11:44,580 requests sustains and improves the 315 00:11:44,580 --> 00:11:47,140 performance reliability availability 316 00:11:47,150 --> 00:11:49,840 and cybersecurity resiliency of the G M 317 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,370 D weapon system . We will continue 318 00:11:52,370 --> 00:11:54,592 upgrades of the homeland defense system 319 00:11:54,592 --> 00:11:56,592 capabilities including ground based 320 00:11:56,592 --> 00:11:58,481 interceptors , ground systems and 321 00:11:58,481 --> 00:12:00,314 phased array G B I communication 322 00:12:00,314 --> 00:12:02,670 terminals . We will continue improving 323 00:12:02,670 --> 00:12:04,837 components of the GMD system including 324 00:12:04,837 --> 00:12:07,110 G B I S , fire control nodes , 325 00:12:07,290 --> 00:12:09,820 communication systems , launch systems 326 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:11,941 and infrastructure to pace threats to 327 00:12:11,941 --> 00:12:14,720 our homeland . The next generation 328 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,320 interceptor or N G I will provide a 329 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,098 more capable and robust missile 330 00:12:19,098 --> 00:12:21,209 solution and features a multiple kill 331 00:12:21,209 --> 00:12:23,590 vehicle payload , improve survivability 332 00:12:23,780 --> 00:12:25,669 and increased performance against 333 00:12:25,669 --> 00:12:27,836 projected threats from North Korea and 334 00:12:27,836 --> 00:12:30,810 potentially Iran . Our Fy 24 requests 335 00:12:30,810 --> 00:12:32,754 continues development of two N G I 336 00:12:32,754 --> 00:12:34,754 designs through the critical design 337 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,866 review required for delivery no later 338 00:12:36,866 --> 00:12:39,970 than the Fy 28 timeframe . Our request 339 00:12:39,970 --> 00:12:42,070 continues N G I design development , 340 00:12:42,070 --> 00:12:44,126 prototyping integration and relevant 341 00:12:44,126 --> 00:12:46,126 environmental testing to mature the 342 00:12:46,126 --> 00:12:48,430 booster payload , sensors and design 343 00:12:48,430 --> 00:12:50,470 specific critical technologies and 344 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:54,460 technology elements . Our fy 24 345 00:12:54,460 --> 00:12:57,170 requests for the defense of Guam is 801 346 00:12:57,170 --> 00:12:59,580 million current forces are capable of 347 00:12:59,580 --> 00:13:01,636 defending Guam against today's North 348 00:13:01,636 --> 00:13:03,580 Korean ballistic missile threats . 349 00:13:03,580 --> 00:13:05,760 However , the regional threat to Guam 350 00:13:05,770 --> 00:13:08,350 including those from P R C continues to 351 00:13:08,350 --> 00:13:10,980 rapidly evolve . The defense of Guam 352 00:13:10,980 --> 00:13:12,591 architecture design includes 353 00:13:12,591 --> 00:13:15,040 integration of M D A army and navy 354 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,960 systems in Fy 22 Fy 23 we 355 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,960 began system architectural work and 356 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,182 procurement for the enhanced defense of 357 00:13:23,182 --> 00:13:25,910 Guam . The M D A Fy 24 request includes 358 00:13:25,910 --> 00:13:27,854 the development of the A N T P six 359 00:13:27,854 --> 00:13:30,070 radar to provide persistent long range 360 00:13:30,070 --> 00:13:32,080 mid course discrimination precision 361 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:33,710 tracking and hit assessment 362 00:13:33,710 --> 00:13:35,710 capabilities for long range missile 363 00:13:35,710 --> 00:13:38,800 threats . Our fy 24 request includes 364 00:13:38,810 --> 00:13:40,810 AEGIS Guam system development and 365 00:13:40,810 --> 00:13:42,850 procurement of launch equipment and 366 00:13:42,850 --> 00:13:45,072 includes military construction planning 367 00:13:45,072 --> 00:13:47,239 and design funding for system . Citing 368 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,140 the AEGIS missile defense request is 369 00:13:50,140 --> 00:13:52,490 1.6 billion and continues to upgrade 370 00:13:52,490 --> 00:13:54,323 the AEGIS weapons system missile 371 00:13:54,323 --> 00:13:56,157 defense capabilities and procure 372 00:13:56,157 --> 00:13:59,320 additional missiles . 27 AEGIS sm three 373 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,620 block one B missiles and 12 sm three 374 00:14:01,620 --> 00:14:03,731 block two A missiles will be procured 375 00:14:03,731 --> 00:14:05,898 for deployment at sea on multi mission 376 00:14:05,898 --> 00:14:08,160 capable AEGIS ships and on land at the 377 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,880 two aegis ashore sites in Europe . We 378 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,991 will continue to upgrade sensors with 379 00:14:12,991 --> 00:14:14,991 software modifications in the AEGIS 380 00:14:14,991 --> 00:14:17,213 fleet that will further improve A N spy 381 00:14:17,213 --> 00:14:19,380 one sensitivity , tracking performance 382 00:14:19,380 --> 00:14:21,436 and resource utilization to increase 383 00:14:21,436 --> 00:14:23,380 capability and performance against 384 00:14:23,380 --> 00:14:25,380 longer range and more sophisticated 385 00:14:25,380 --> 00:14:27,324 threats . We will also continue to 386 00:14:27,324 --> 00:14:29,213 develop and install AEGIS weapons 387 00:14:29,213 --> 00:14:31,158 system upgrades that integrate and 388 00:14:31,158 --> 00:14:33,324 enhance missile defense capability for 389 00:14:33,324 --> 00:14:35,213 the spy six radar . In the navy's 390 00:14:35,213 --> 00:14:37,890 newest AEGIS destroyers . The third 391 00:14:37,890 --> 00:14:39,446 weapon system is a globally 392 00:14:39,446 --> 00:14:41,440 transportable ground based missile 393 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,162 defense system which is highly 394 00:14:43,162 --> 00:14:45,218 effective against short range medium 395 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:47,384 range and intermediate range threats . 396 00:14:47,670 --> 00:14:50,470 The fy 24th odd request is 400 million 397 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:53,520 in fy 24 . We will procure 11th out 398 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,860 interceptors and increase stockpile 399 00:14:55,870 --> 00:14:57,950 reliability to extend in service 400 00:14:57,950 --> 00:15:00,010 interceptor life . We will also 401 00:15:00,010 --> 00:15:02,232 continue development and integration of 402 00:15:02,232 --> 00:15:04,121 multiple third software builds to 403 00:15:04,121 --> 00:15:05,899 improve readiness reliability , 404 00:15:05,899 --> 00:15:09,310 availability and capability . Our Fy 24 405 00:15:09,310 --> 00:15:11,532 budget request will continue testing of 406 00:15:11,532 --> 00:15:13,588 thad and patriot interoperability to 407 00:15:13,588 --> 00:15:16,930 increase the defended area . F T X 28 408 00:15:16,940 --> 00:15:19,760 is a key fy 24 test of this capability . 409 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,780 Next slide as always , we are looking 410 00:15:23,780 --> 00:15:25,910 to develop new technologies to keep 411 00:15:25,910 --> 00:15:28,280 pace with the evolving threats . We are 412 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,113 continuing to develop a regional 413 00:15:30,113 --> 00:15:32,280 hypersonic defense capability . We are 414 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,224 developing a glide phase intercept 415 00:15:34,224 --> 00:15:36,447 capability for future demonstration and 416 00:15:36,447 --> 00:15:39,130 delivery . This effort will develop a 417 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:41,400 new interceptor and modify the existing 418 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,240 AEGIS weapons system to defeat 419 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,490 hypersonic threats in the glide phase . 420 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,151 The request for hypersonic defense is 421 00:15:48,151 --> 00:15:51,540 209 million and F Y 24 efforts will 422 00:15:51,540 --> 00:15:53,690 focus on early risk reduction of 423 00:15:53,690 --> 00:15:56,440 critical technologies . Our fy 24 424 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,551 budget request includes 39 million to 425 00:15:58,551 --> 00:16:00,730 continue our innovation science and 426 00:16:00,730 --> 00:16:02,840 technology program to explore leap 427 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,270 ahead and disruptive technologies and 428 00:16:05,270 --> 00:16:07,103 develop emerging capabilities to 429 00:16:07,103 --> 00:16:09,500 enhance our missile defenses . We are 430 00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:11,930 requesting 552 million for systems 431 00:16:11,930 --> 00:16:13,874 engineering to continue to provide 432 00:16:13,874 --> 00:16:16,041 critical products and processes needed 433 00:16:16,041 --> 00:16:17,986 to combine element missile defense 434 00:16:17,986 --> 00:16:20,097 capabilities into a single integrated 435 00:16:20,097 --> 00:16:22,080 and layered system testing is a 436 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,024 critical aspect of missile defense 437 00:16:24,024 --> 00:16:26,400 agency's mission validating system 438 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,511 performance through flight and ground 439 00:16:28,511 --> 00:16:30,511 tests is paramount to building more 440 00:16:30,511 --> 00:16:32,622 fighter confidence in our system . To 441 00:16:32,622 --> 00:16:34,870 that end , our FY 24 request includes 442 00:16:34,870 --> 00:16:38,340 346 million for flight ground and 443 00:16:38,340 --> 00:16:41,560 cybersecurity testing 517 million for 444 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,727 development of threat . Representative 445 00:16:43,727 --> 00:16:46,004 targets used during the flight testing . 446 00:16:47,010 --> 00:16:49,940 Fy 24 test highlights include F T G 12 447 00:16:50,230 --> 00:16:52,990 A GMD test of A G B I in two stage mode . 448 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:56,730 F TX 40 an AEGIS sea based terminal 449 00:16:56,730 --> 00:16:59,520 test against a hypersonic threat F T X 450 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,790 28 A Thad Patriot MSC interoperability 451 00:17:02,790 --> 00:17:05,410 test and participation in the Pacific 452 00:17:05,410 --> 00:17:07,780 Dragon 20 for international test 453 00:17:07,780 --> 00:17:11,620 campaign M D A in the Israeli missile 454 00:17:11,620 --> 00:17:13,509 defense organization continued to 455 00:17:13,509 --> 00:17:16,070 partner on engineering development , co 456 00:17:16,070 --> 00:17:18,450 production testing and fielding of the 457 00:17:18,450 --> 00:17:20,860 Israeli missile defense systems . The 458 00:17:20,860 --> 00:17:23,330 fy 24 request of 500 million remains 459 00:17:23,330 --> 00:17:25,270 consistent with the memorandum of 460 00:17:25,270 --> 00:17:27,492 Understanding between the United States 461 00:17:27,492 --> 00:17:30,680 and Israel . Next chart please . In 462 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,120 summary , we are requesting 10.9 463 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:35,870 billion in fy 20 for our request aligns 464 00:17:35,870 --> 00:17:37,926 with the national defense strategy , 465 00:17:37,926 --> 00:17:39,648 the missile defense review and 466 00:17:39,648 --> 00:17:41,648 department priorities to defend our 467 00:17:41,648 --> 00:17:43,960 homeland and deter attacks . This 468 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,016 budget will continue to increase the 469 00:17:46,016 --> 00:17:48,120 readiness capability and capacity of 470 00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:50,231 fielded homeland and regional defense 471 00:17:50,231 --> 00:17:52,440 systems and develop new capabilities 472 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,273 and systems to meet emerging and 473 00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:56,540 complex missile threats . Finally , I 474 00:17:56,540 --> 00:17:58,596 would be remiss if I did not mention 475 00:17:58,596 --> 00:18:00,540 and thank the men and women of the 476 00:18:00,540 --> 00:18:02,262 missile defense agency . Their 477 00:18:02,262 --> 00:18:04,429 dedication to our mission is second to 478 00:18:04,429 --> 00:18:06,596 none . Our nation , friends and allies 479 00:18:06,596 --> 00:18:08,540 are protected from today's missile 480 00:18:08,540 --> 00:18:10,762 threats because of the hard work of our 481 00:18:10,762 --> 00:18:12,596 civilian military and contractor 482 00:18:12,596 --> 00:18:14,818 workforce . Thank you , the admiral and 483 00:18:14,818 --> 00:18:18,100 I will now take some questions . Thank 484 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:21,970 you , ma'am . I'm 485 00:18:21,970 --> 00:18:23,303 sorry , Tara , please . 486 00:18:26,210 --> 00:18:28,470 Hi . Thank you Tara Cop with Associated 487 00:18:28,470 --> 00:18:30,910 Press , I was noticing on the um I 488 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:34,010 think it's HB TSS the tracking system . 489 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,690 How is that different than what S D A 490 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,810 is putting together ? I don't 491 00:18:39,810 --> 00:18:41,699 understand where the two missions 492 00:18:41,699 --> 00:18:44,480 either come together or they're two 493 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,591 different missions . And is there any 494 00:18:46,591 --> 00:18:48,758 redundancy there ? And I have a follow 495 00:18:48,758 --> 00:18:50,924 up ? It's a great question . Thanks to 496 00:18:50,924 --> 00:18:52,702 our uh so the space development 497 00:18:52,702 --> 00:18:54,960 agencies wide field of view , think of 498 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,960 that as broad surveillance in their 499 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:58,682 tracking layer . So there is a 500 00:18:58,682 --> 00:19:00,571 difference when you go from early 501 00:19:00,571 --> 00:19:02,516 detect to tracking . So we need to 502 00:19:02,516 --> 00:19:04,627 track globally , which is why we want 503 00:19:04,627 --> 00:19:06,682 to have that tracking layer up . The 504 00:19:06,682 --> 00:19:08,904 role of H B T S S is to take a cue from 505 00:19:08,904 --> 00:19:11,127 either ground sensors or the wide field 506 00:19:11,127 --> 00:19:13,127 of view to go to the smaller medium 507 00:19:13,127 --> 00:19:15,349 field of view . So think of that as now 508 00:19:15,349 --> 00:19:17,571 weapons control quality data . So we go 509 00:19:17,571 --> 00:19:19,682 from broad tracking to now we need to 510 00:19:19,682 --> 00:19:21,682 put a weapon on it . So you have to 511 00:19:21,682 --> 00:19:21,050 have a higher sensitivity and that's 512 00:19:21,050 --> 00:19:24,230 what H B T S S does . Okay ? Just a 513 00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:26,174 quick follow up to that though . I 514 00:19:26,174 --> 00:19:28,397 thought that that was also a capability 515 00:19:28,397 --> 00:19:30,750 that uh maybe space command or SDA was 516 00:19:30,750 --> 00:19:32,806 trying to do to integrate with their 517 00:19:32,806 --> 00:19:34,980 ground control . So in general , are 518 00:19:34,980 --> 00:19:37,036 you working with them ? Absolutely . 519 00:19:37,036 --> 00:19:39,870 Yeah , we , we have a combined program 520 00:19:39,870 --> 00:19:43,740 office with the Space Force S S C and 521 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:46,030 S D A uh to ensure that we don't have 522 00:19:46,030 --> 00:19:48,190 redundancy or duplication . So white 523 00:19:48,190 --> 00:19:50,190 field of view different from medium 524 00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:52,301 field of view in H B T S s , but they 525 00:19:52,301 --> 00:19:54,670 do tie together and we will proliferate 526 00:19:54,670 --> 00:19:56,781 through the space force . So M D will 527 00:19:56,781 --> 00:19:58,837 build the first two that will put up 528 00:19:58,837 --> 00:20:00,670 this year . We'll put them in an 529 00:20:00,670 --> 00:20:02,781 inclination to where we can take data 530 00:20:02,781 --> 00:20:02,120 from our tests in the Indo Pak calm 531 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:04,176 region and then the space force will 532 00:20:04,176 --> 00:20:06,340 then populate and build out the 533 00:20:06,350 --> 00:20:08,680 constellation . Great . Thank you , 534 00:20:09,930 --> 00:20:13,700 Jen , please . Hi 535 00:20:13,710 --> 00:20:15,940 Jen Johnson with defense news . I 536 00:20:15,940 --> 00:20:17,940 wanted to ask about the glide phase 537 00:20:17,940 --> 00:20:20,280 interceptor its current funding for G P 538 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,730 I sufficient for fielding in 20 539 00:20:22,730 --> 00:20:24,770 twenties or is it looking like that 540 00:20:24,770 --> 00:20:26,714 could get pushed into the twenties 541 00:20:26,714 --> 00:20:29,060 thirties ? Um And does this current G P 542 00:20:29,060 --> 00:20:31,340 I and and hypersonic defense level of 543 00:20:31,340 --> 00:20:33,451 funding the result of any recent cuts 544 00:20:33,451 --> 00:20:35,451 in the budget development process ? 545 00:20:35,451 --> 00:20:37,729 Yeah , thanks . Great , great question . 546 00:20:37,729 --> 00:20:39,840 And just to kind of put it in context 547 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:39,160 for those who aren't tracking . We had 548 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,993 a great question about the space 549 00:20:40,993 --> 00:20:43,104 capability . So you can kind of think 550 00:20:43,104 --> 00:20:45,104 of that global capability H B T S S 551 00:20:45,104 --> 00:20:47,216 tied into the broader tracking area , 552 00:20:47,216 --> 00:20:49,382 bringing the data down through command 553 00:20:49,382 --> 00:20:51,604 control battle management , the C T B M 554 00:20:51,604 --> 00:20:53,438 C system and then leveraging the 555 00:20:53,438 --> 00:20:55,660 capability of an AEGIS ship to take off 556 00:20:55,660 --> 00:20:57,771 board data and fuse that and get to a 557 00:20:57,771 --> 00:20:59,938 fire control solution today , we do it 558 00:20:59,938 --> 00:21:02,160 with sea based terminal , that's the SM 559 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,882 six missiles . So the terminal 560 00:21:03,882 --> 00:21:03,650 environments are pretty tough 561 00:21:03,650 --> 00:21:05,872 environment . Uh And that's the initial 562 00:21:05,872 --> 00:21:07,706 layer that's deployed today that 563 00:21:07,706 --> 00:21:09,817 protects our air aircraft carriers as 564 00:21:09,817 --> 00:21:11,706 they go forward . The glide phase 565 00:21:11,706 --> 00:21:11,680 interceptor reaches up into the , into 566 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,680 the glide phase . So it gives you a 567 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,458 broader area defense makes that 568 00:21:15,458 --> 00:21:17,513 terminal phase a little bit easier . 569 00:21:17,513 --> 00:21:19,680 Now , in terms of timeline , we are in 570 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:21,569 what we call the mission solution 571 00:21:21,569 --> 00:21:23,791 analysis phase that is taking , we have 572 00:21:23,791 --> 00:21:26,069 to go ta contracts with industry today . 573 00:21:26,069 --> 00:21:28,291 So we're in a competitive environment . 574 00:21:28,291 --> 00:21:30,291 Um And what we're doing during this 575 00:21:30,291 --> 00:21:32,458 phase of determining , you know , what 576 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,569 technologies do we need and how would 577 00:21:34,569 --> 00:21:34,240 we bring that together as a weapon 578 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,240 system that we call the glide phase 579 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:38,184 interceptor leveraging off of that 580 00:21:38,184 --> 00:21:40,240 engage on remote capability of AEGIS 581 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,462 timeline is always hard to tell , but I 582 00:21:42,462 --> 00:21:44,462 will tell you the budget supports a 583 00:21:44,462 --> 00:21:46,407 deployment , getting to that first 584 00:21:46,407 --> 00:21:48,629 article out there in the early thirties 585 00:21:48,629 --> 00:21:50,740 to answer your question . Um And then 586 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:52,962 just to ask about the mill con levels , 587 00:21:52,962 --> 00:21:55,018 they seem to be significantly higher 588 00:21:55,018 --> 00:21:57,073 this year and looks projections look 589 00:21:57,073 --> 00:21:56,540 like they're going , it's going to be 590 00:21:56,540 --> 00:21:58,707 much higher next year . Can you talk a 591 00:21:58,707 --> 00:22:00,873 little bit about what that covers ? Is 592 00:22:00,873 --> 00:22:03,040 that , is that the Guam architecture ? 593 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:05,262 Is that something else ? Michelle and I 594 00:22:05,262 --> 00:22:05,100 have an agreement ? If it sounds like 595 00:22:05,100 --> 00:22:07,750 money , I'm going to turn to her . Yes . 596 00:22:07,750 --> 00:22:10,010 So each Milken project is , is separate 597 00:22:10,010 --> 00:22:12,177 and distinct . And so our fy 24 budget 598 00:22:12,177 --> 00:22:14,177 request is for something called the 599 00:22:14,177 --> 00:22:16,399 ground test consolidation facility that 600 00:22:16,399 --> 00:22:18,290 we're building in uh in Redstone 601 00:22:18,290 --> 00:22:20,540 arsenal to consolidate all of our 602 00:22:20,540 --> 00:22:22,730 disparate ground test facilities right 603 00:22:22,730 --> 00:22:25,330 now . So that's the Fy 24 request . The 604 00:22:25,340 --> 00:22:28,050 increased amount in Fy 25 is the Guam 605 00:22:28,060 --> 00:22:30,590 milk on that . The whole that whole 606 00:22:30,590 --> 00:22:33,200 amount in Fy 25 is for Guam . Yes . 607 00:22:33,210 --> 00:22:37,120 Okay . Okay . Thank you , Tony . 608 00:22:37,170 --> 00:22:40,180 Hi , Tony . Yes , sir . Good to see you , 609 00:22:45,790 --> 00:22:48,370 Tony capacity with Bloomberg poll , the 610 00:22:48,370 --> 00:22:50,890 polling aegis ashore . Can you give us 611 00:22:50,890 --> 00:22:53,240 a status report ? And most importantly , 612 00:22:53,250 --> 00:22:55,361 there's gonna be a lot of speculation 613 00:22:55,361 --> 00:22:57,472 that this is going to give Poland and 614 00:22:57,472 --> 00:22:59,472 defense capability against Russia . 615 00:22:59,472 --> 00:23:01,528 Could you uh reality check on that ? 616 00:23:01,528 --> 00:23:03,472 And also the second question on SM 617 00:23:03,472 --> 00:23:05,639 three's but first do this one ? Sure . 618 00:23:05,639 --> 00:23:07,861 Yeah , Poland were really excited about 619 00:23:07,861 --> 00:23:09,750 where we are today . We completed 620 00:23:09,750 --> 00:23:12,890 construction which was the major uh tip 621 00:23:12,890 --> 00:23:15,300 over into combat system installation 622 00:23:15,300 --> 00:23:17,550 and testing that testing is going on 623 00:23:17,550 --> 00:23:20,300 now as we speak , first step is to 624 00:23:20,300 --> 00:23:22,356 finish that up later this summer and 625 00:23:22,356 --> 00:23:24,689 into fall . And then we go through that , 626 00:23:24,689 --> 00:23:27,060 that normal acceptance by the CNO , 627 00:23:27,060 --> 00:23:29,171 then by the European command and then 628 00:23:29,171 --> 00:23:31,227 by NATO , I don't control those last 629 00:23:31,227 --> 00:23:33,449 three pieces , but we'll get to what we 630 00:23:33,449 --> 00:23:35,671 call a technical capability declaration 631 00:23:35,671 --> 00:23:37,671 later this year with that site . So 632 00:23:37,671 --> 00:23:37,240 we'll be operational to conduct 633 00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,090 ballistic missile defense of the 634 00:23:39,090 --> 00:23:41,201 homeland and the European continent . 635 00:23:41,201 --> 00:23:43,260 Give us rally check . This is not 636 00:23:43,260 --> 00:23:45,482 designed to go after Russian missiles , 637 00:23:45,482 --> 00:23:47,704 right ? It's not after Russian missiles 638 00:23:47,704 --> 00:23:49,927 is really about outside of the European 639 00:23:49,927 --> 00:23:52,390 sphere . So yes , Iran is , you know , 640 00:23:52,390 --> 00:23:54,501 one of those threats sets that , that 641 00:23:54,501 --> 00:23:56,668 could pose a threat to Europe . And so 642 00:23:56,668 --> 00:23:58,890 we'll , we'll catch those in Europe and 643 00:23:58,890 --> 00:24:01,168 then we'll take care of the not Russia . 644 00:24:01,168 --> 00:24:03,168 Okay . Sm three block two A missile 645 00:24:03,168 --> 00:24:05,223 that can actually go after I C B M . 646 00:24:05,223 --> 00:24:07,446 You're gonna buy 12 this year . Request 647 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:09,557 12 . How widely proliferated of those 648 00:24:09,557 --> 00:24:11,501 within the U S Navy right now ? In 649 00:24:11,501 --> 00:24:13,668 terms of the ages fleet ? Yeah , we're 650 00:24:13,668 --> 00:24:15,723 in production now . We delivered , I 651 00:24:15,723 --> 00:24:17,890 want to say just over a dozen over the 652 00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:19,890 last year . So there , you know , I 653 00:24:19,890 --> 00:24:21,723 don't know , global Global Force 654 00:24:21,723 --> 00:24:23,779 Management . I know where they're at 655 00:24:23,779 --> 00:24:22,990 right now , but I can't really talk 656 00:24:22,990 --> 00:24:25,157 about it . So they are deployed across 657 00:24:25,157 --> 00:24:27,170 the fleet today and the sailors are 658 00:24:27,170 --> 00:24:29,392 trained to use them . But you mentioned 659 00:24:29,392 --> 00:24:31,503 I C B M , they're not really designed 660 00:24:31,503 --> 00:24:31,310 for that . They are long range and 661 00:24:31,310 --> 00:24:33,910 intermediate range missile killers 662 00:24:34,230 --> 00:24:36,452 demonstrated the capability to go ahead 663 00:24:36,452 --> 00:24:38,452 and I C B M . That's why they're so 664 00:24:38,452 --> 00:24:40,563 interesting . Yes . And FTM 44 we did 665 00:24:40,563 --> 00:24:42,786 demonstrate that back in 20 but we're , 666 00:24:42,786 --> 00:24:44,841 that's not , that was outside of our 667 00:24:44,841 --> 00:24:46,508 design space . Yes , thanks . 668 00:24:49,630 --> 00:24:51,908 Hi , Theresa Hitchens breaking defense . 669 00:24:51,908 --> 00:24:54,074 Thanks for doing this . Um my question 670 00:24:54,074 --> 00:24:56,241 has to do with the discrepancy between 671 00:24:56,241 --> 00:24:59,330 um the 1.6 billion that you guys cited 672 00:24:59,330 --> 00:25:02,910 for AEGIS . And then , and in the OSD 673 00:25:02,910 --> 00:25:05,021 budget briefing documents , they talk 674 00:25:05,021 --> 00:25:07,243 about sea based defense and they give a 675 00:25:07,243 --> 00:25:11,090 number of $3.7 billion . And so I just 676 00:25:11,090 --> 00:25:13,312 wondered if you could tell me what's in 677 00:25:13,312 --> 00:25:16,960 the OSD packet that's not in yours . I 678 00:25:16,970 --> 00:25:18,914 don't know because it , it kind of 679 00:25:18,914 --> 00:25:21,560 doesn't explain it very well . So , yes . 680 00:25:21,570 --> 00:25:23,848 So we have a partnership with the navy . 681 00:25:23,848 --> 00:25:26,070 So when you think about a multi mission 682 00:25:26,070 --> 00:25:28,340 destroyer , the navy owns those multi 683 00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:30,740 missions , what we bring to a AEGIS 684 00:25:30,740 --> 00:25:32,851 ship primarily in the destroyer fleet 685 00:25:32,851 --> 00:25:35,018 and what's left of the cruisers is the 686 00:25:35,018 --> 00:25:37,073 ballistic missile capability and the 687 00:25:37,073 --> 00:25:39,073 hypersonic capability for sea based 688 00:25:39,073 --> 00:25:41,296 terminal . So think about all the other 689 00:25:41,296 --> 00:25:43,518 missions of mines , anti mine warfare , 690 00:25:43,518 --> 00:25:43,350 strike warfare that all belongs to the 691 00:25:43,350 --> 00:25:45,461 Navy . And that's what you see in the 692 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:47,517 OSD . Numbers for navy . Our numbers 693 00:25:47,517 --> 00:25:49,739 are tied to ballistic missile defense , 694 00:25:49,739 --> 00:25:51,906 integrated air missile defense and sea 695 00:25:51,906 --> 00:25:55,120 based terminal . Mhm . Okay . 696 00:25:56,250 --> 00:26:00,180 Uh my voices down , sorry 697 00:26:00,850 --> 00:26:03,770 from the daily . Um madam , you spoke 698 00:26:03,770 --> 00:26:06,500 about detect control and engage . So 699 00:26:06,500 --> 00:26:08,611 detect control . I understand you can 700 00:26:08,611 --> 00:26:10,920 base a budgetary figure on past 701 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,250 projections . But um I was wondering 702 00:26:14,250 --> 00:26:17,700 like to get engaged . So how will you 703 00:26:17,710 --> 00:26:21,160 um forecast that budget ? How will you 704 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,980 allocate a certain amount that see if 705 00:26:23,990 --> 00:26:26,180 North Korea China or Russia does 706 00:26:26,180 --> 00:26:28,920 something so like , can you speak a 707 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,750 little about um uh budget being based 708 00:26:32,750 --> 00:26:36,430 on or allocated on engagement ? Thank 709 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,530 you . Great , great question . We 710 00:26:38,530 --> 00:26:40,363 always look for a way to kind of 711 00:26:40,363 --> 00:26:42,970 simplify the complexity of defense . So 712 00:26:42,980 --> 00:26:44,647 when we talk about the sensor 713 00:26:44,647 --> 00:26:46,647 architecture , that's the detection 714 00:26:46,647 --> 00:26:48,758 portion and there's a lot involved in 715 00:26:48,758 --> 00:26:48,600 that , right ? There is actually a 716 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,600 planning function that comes before 717 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,878 that . Uh Then you have your detective , 718 00:26:52,878 --> 00:26:55,100 you want to go to track like we do with 719 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:54,980 the space side of the house . And then 720 00:26:54,980 --> 00:26:57,091 one of the important things we didn't 721 00:26:57,091 --> 00:26:59,147 mention is the discrimination aspect 722 00:26:59,147 --> 00:26:59,130 and that is picking out the lethal 723 00:26:59,130 --> 00:27:01,297 object in a , in a complex . So that's 724 00:27:01,297 --> 00:27:03,463 the detection portion . And we just do 725 00:27:03,463 --> 00:27:05,519 that for a simplification when we're 726 00:27:05,519 --> 00:27:07,852 talking about overall sensor capability . 727 00:27:07,852 --> 00:27:09,852 When MS Atkinson mentions control , 728 00:27:09,852 --> 00:27:12,019 that is really the command and control 729 00:27:12,019 --> 00:27:14,019 battle management . That's the fire 730 00:27:14,019 --> 00:27:16,352 control system . You can think of aegis , 731 00:27:16,352 --> 00:27:15,670 you can think of that . You can think 732 00:27:15,670 --> 00:27:17,559 of patriot , you can think of the 733 00:27:17,559 --> 00:27:19,781 ground based uh you know , fire control 734 00:27:19,781 --> 00:27:21,781 system . So that's , that's what we 735 00:27:21,781 --> 00:27:21,620 mean when we say control and then you 736 00:27:21,620 --> 00:27:23,787 get to engage , you know , it uses the 737 00:27:23,787 --> 00:27:25,780 sensing capability , it uses the 738 00:27:25,790 --> 00:27:27,734 command and control to do a weapon 739 00:27:27,734 --> 00:27:29,846 selection and weapon tasking , launch 740 00:27:29,846 --> 00:27:31,679 and control those missiles while 741 00:27:31,679 --> 00:27:33,734 they're in flight because we talk to 742 00:27:33,734 --> 00:27:35,846 our missiles right , uplink down link 743 00:27:35,846 --> 00:27:37,957 in flight communications . And so the 744 00:27:37,957 --> 00:27:37,700 way we , we broke out the budget is to 745 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:40,860 show you primarily interceptor uh 746 00:27:40,870 --> 00:27:42,870 procurements within that engagement 747 00:27:42,870 --> 00:27:44,870 space , but it's tied to that total 748 00:27:44,870 --> 00:27:48,250 system . Does that make sense ? Yeah , 749 00:27:48,260 --> 00:27:50,990 kind of . But I was like , my , I was 750 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,910 wondering like to get engaged is very 751 00:27:53,910 --> 00:27:56,060 uncertain and why's your response 752 00:27:56,060 --> 00:27:58,171 within seconds ? Because this is very 753 00:27:58,171 --> 00:28:00,220 critical . It's smarter . It's like 754 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:03,930 missile defense agency is like , so as 755 00:28:03,930 --> 00:28:06,041 you just woke on being detecting then 756 00:28:06,041 --> 00:28:08,263 controlling . But , you know , in order 757 00:28:08,263 --> 00:28:11,440 to get in an engagement mode , yes . 758 00:28:21,170 --> 00:28:23,226 Well , I always prefer to give you a 759 00:28:23,226 --> 00:28:25,226 full system , uh , answer . Right . 760 00:28:25,226 --> 00:28:27,392 Many of the things that you're talking 761 00:28:27,392 --> 00:28:26,970 about in terms of weapons control 762 00:28:26,970 --> 00:28:29,570 actually does are in place within the 763 00:28:29,570 --> 00:28:31,681 fire control portion . I think that's 764 00:28:31,681 --> 00:28:33,792 what you're really talking about . So 765 00:28:33,792 --> 00:28:35,903 threat flies , we detect the threat , 766 00:28:35,903 --> 00:28:37,459 we build a track on it . We 767 00:28:37,459 --> 00:28:39,737 discriminate what the lethal object is . 768 00:28:39,737 --> 00:28:41,848 We build a fire control system , then 769 00:28:41,848 --> 00:28:44,014 we launch the weapon and then we do in 770 00:28:44,014 --> 00:28:43,870 flight target updates and then we get 771 00:28:43,870 --> 00:28:45,981 to an engagement and then we do a hit 772 00:28:45,981 --> 00:28:47,926 assessment at the end to determine 773 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:49,926 whether or not we're successful and 774 00:28:49,926 --> 00:28:49,520 then we'll go back and do it again . If 775 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,610 we have to , 776 00:28:58,510 --> 00:29:00,700 you would have to dig into each fire 777 00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:02,811 control system . So ground based fire 778 00:29:02,811 --> 00:29:04,978 control aegis fire control , Thad fire 779 00:29:04,978 --> 00:29:06,922 control Patriot fire control as an 780 00:29:06,922 --> 00:29:09,144 example . Okay . So you keep a separate 781 00:29:09,144 --> 00:29:11,540 amount for that reserve reserve . If 782 00:29:11,540 --> 00:29:13,651 you tear apart the line items you can 783 00:29:13,651 --> 00:29:15,984 find it . Yes . Yes , ma'am . Thank you . 784 00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:19,990 Yes lady in the jacket , please . Patty 785 00:29:19,990 --> 00:29:22,101 Nyberg with Bloomberg government . Um 786 00:29:22,110 --> 00:29:24,277 I'm wondering if you can kind of break 787 00:29:24,277 --> 00:29:26,320 down mds um part of Gatsby two 788 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,810 initiative and kind of the budget , the 789 00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,921 parts of the budget , that kind of go 790 00:29:30,921 --> 00:29:33,088 into that . Yes . So we will integrate 791 00:29:33,088 --> 00:29:35,143 in our program record with the joint 792 00:29:35,143 --> 00:29:37,630 all domain command and control for us . 793 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,362 Its command and control battle 794 00:29:39,362 --> 00:29:41,529 management communication . So we say C 795 00:29:41,529 --> 00:29:43,696 to BMC , as MS Atkinson mentioned , it 796 00:29:43,696 --> 00:29:45,918 is our integrating element built out of 797 00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:47,973 necessity and I'll use the ballistic 798 00:29:47,973 --> 00:29:49,862 missile defense capability as the 799 00:29:49,862 --> 00:29:51,973 example as to why we had to do that . 800 00:29:51,973 --> 00:29:51,840 So I'm a ship guy , right ? So 801 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,840 everything would be on the ship . I 802 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,951 have my sensors , I've got my command 803 00:29:55,951 --> 00:29:58,007 control , I've got the operators and 804 00:29:58,007 --> 00:30:00,118 we've got the launchers on the ship . 805 00:30:00,118 --> 00:30:02,229 But when you spread that out to where 806 00:30:02,229 --> 00:30:04,173 in a BMD engagement to protect the 807 00:30:04,173 --> 00:30:06,284 homeland , you've got overhead assets 808 00:30:06,284 --> 00:30:08,284 that will see the initial warning . 809 00:30:08,284 --> 00:30:08,230 You've got radars on the ground that 810 00:30:08,230 --> 00:30:10,119 will put it into track . You have 811 00:30:10,119 --> 00:30:11,730 radars at sea that will then 812 00:30:11,730 --> 00:30:13,897 discriminate and eventually you get to 813 00:30:13,897 --> 00:30:13,830 the fire control and you're controlling 814 00:30:13,830 --> 00:30:15,997 it out of Colorado . So something that 815 00:30:15,997 --> 00:30:18,180 that is , that is that distributed has 816 00:30:18,180 --> 00:30:20,347 to have a system integrated and that's 817 00:30:20,347 --> 00:30:22,458 our command control battle management 818 00:30:22,458 --> 00:30:24,569 communications . It is the version of 819 00:30:24,569 --> 00:30:26,680 Jazzy to for missile defense . And so 820 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,050 integrating into jazzy too is part of 821 00:30:29,050 --> 00:30:31,217 the program because we want to be able 822 00:30:31,217 --> 00:30:33,439 to provide data where it's needed . And 823 00:30:33,439 --> 00:30:35,494 if there's data that we can use from 824 00:30:35,494 --> 00:30:35,390 sensors that are not part of the 825 00:30:35,390 --> 00:30:37,680 missile defense architecture , then we 826 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,736 want to bring that data in , right . 827 00:30:39,736 --> 00:30:41,958 That's , it's really about getting that 828 00:30:41,958 --> 00:30:44,180 data to as many places as possible . So 829 00:30:44,180 --> 00:30:46,402 you can leverage it . He's the C to B M 830 00:30:46,402 --> 00:30:48,624 C uh number that we saw part of the one 831 00:30:48,624 --> 00:30:50,624 point I think three or four billion 832 00:30:50,624 --> 00:30:53,610 overall for Jesse to We were separate 833 00:30:53,610 --> 00:30:55,110 and distinct from Jet C2 . 834 00:30:57,270 --> 00:30:57,800 Travis . 835 00:31:02,300 --> 00:31:04,760 Hi , Richard Abbott Defense Daily . Um 836 00:31:04,770 --> 00:31:06,548 I didn't see this in the budget 837 00:31:06,548 --> 00:31:08,437 estimates overview . Is there any 838 00:31:08,437 --> 00:31:10,548 additional funds this year for a slip 839 00:31:10,548 --> 00:31:12,770 of current G B I S and refurbishing the 840 00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:15,070 current G B I S ? The answer is yes . 841 00:31:15,070 --> 00:31:17,126 Did you want to provide any detail , 842 00:31:17,126 --> 00:31:20,000 Michelle ? Yes , the answer is yes , 843 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,333 but I I don't recall the top of my head , 844 00:31:22,333 --> 00:31:24,056 how much it is ? Um And we are 845 00:31:24,056 --> 00:31:26,111 continuing with the G B I steps that 846 00:31:26,111 --> 00:31:28,333 have been initiated in prior years with 847 00:31:28,333 --> 00:31:31,500 congressional plus ups , Jen , please . 848 00:31:33,980 --> 00:31:36,147 Hi again . Um I wanted to ask a little 849 00:31:36,147 --> 00:31:38,313 bit more about the Guam architecture . 850 00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:40,420 Um I know you mentioned Aegis Guam 851 00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:44,300 system . Um There's a anti P 26 radar 852 00:31:44,300 --> 00:31:46,522 that's tying in and then a mention of a 853 00:31:46,522 --> 00:31:48,600 new army launcher . Can you talk a 854 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,767 little bit more about what those are ? 855 00:31:50,767 --> 00:31:52,933 Like , what is the Aegis Guam system ? 856 00:31:52,933 --> 00:31:55,430 Is that an Aegis ashore type thing ? Um 857 00:31:55,430 --> 00:31:57,597 And then a little bit more on the army 858 00:31:57,597 --> 00:32:00,280 launcher , I'll try to walk the dog for 859 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,790 you . So if you think about the types 860 00:32:02,790 --> 00:32:04,512 of threats that are , that are 861 00:32:04,512 --> 00:32:06,568 projected to come into Guam , you're 862 00:32:06,568 --> 00:32:08,568 gonna , you're gonna want to defend 863 00:32:08,568 --> 00:32:08,210 against ballistic missiles , right ? 864 00:32:08,220 --> 00:32:10,220 From , from , from all attributes , 865 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:12,387 right ? You want to defend against the 866 00:32:12,387 --> 00:32:14,498 cruise missile threat and you want to 867 00:32:14,498 --> 00:32:14,240 defend against the hypersonic threat . 868 00:32:14,250 --> 00:32:16,472 So you need a sensor architecture , you 869 00:32:16,472 --> 00:32:18,583 need command and control and you need 870 00:32:18,583 --> 00:32:20,750 weapons that are in launchers . And so 871 00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:22,917 if you were to look at the map of Guam 872 00:32:22,917 --> 00:32:24,917 and say , what would that look like 873 00:32:24,917 --> 00:32:26,972 based on that when we mentioned T py 874 00:32:26,972 --> 00:32:29,028 six is , it's a different version of 875 00:32:29,028 --> 00:32:28,960 the radar . We'll have those on the 876 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,182 island on the periphery so that we have 877 00:32:31,182 --> 00:32:33,404 so that we meet Indo pecans requirement 878 00:32:33,404 --> 00:32:35,990 of 3 60 you know , being able to see C 879 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,310 360 degrees . So we have that and 880 00:32:38,310 --> 00:32:40,477 that's tied to the AEGIS system . Then 881 00:32:40,477 --> 00:32:42,588 you have the army's I BCS system that 882 00:32:42,588 --> 00:32:44,588 will use L Tams radars and Sentinel 883 00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:46,754 radars , right ? So those , those will 884 00:32:46,754 --> 00:32:48,977 fill in gas for cruise missiles and for 885 00:32:48,977 --> 00:32:50,866 hypersonic . And then we tie that 886 00:32:50,866 --> 00:32:52,866 together in a command suite that is 887 00:32:52,866 --> 00:32:55,032 brought together on a C two BMC screen 888 00:32:55,032 --> 00:32:57,143 so that the commander has the ability 889 00:32:57,143 --> 00:32:59,199 to understand that that total battle 890 00:32:59,199 --> 00:32:59,090 from what we're seeing coming in from 891 00:32:59,090 --> 00:33:01,312 space , which are your ballistic tracks 892 00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,410 or your hypersonic tracks . So that 893 00:33:03,410 --> 00:33:05,521 when we pick up cruise missile tracks 894 00:33:05,521 --> 00:33:07,743 over , in terms , we can make sure that 895 00:33:07,743 --> 00:33:09,910 those are being seen and de conflicted 896 00:33:09,910 --> 00:33:09,440 by the other parts of the system . So 897 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,440 it really is a combined at a simple 898 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,440 level . AEGIS and I BCS working 899 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:16,500 together on the island . The new army 900 00:33:16,500 --> 00:33:18,667 launcher that's mentioned is that just 901 00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:21,920 have a mix of launchers on the island 902 00:33:21,930 --> 00:33:24,152 will have a vertical launch systems and 903 00:33:24,152 --> 00:33:26,263 we will have a mobile version of that 904 00:33:26,263 --> 00:33:28,530 launcher just because of the way the 905 00:33:28,530 --> 00:33:30,690 island is situated . And and so we it 906 00:33:30,690 --> 00:33:32,857 is not any just assure us that it is a 907 00:33:32,857 --> 00:33:34,801 disaggregated version of that just 908 00:33:34,801 --> 00:33:36,510 given the uh the land and the 909 00:33:36,510 --> 00:33:40,440 topography of the island . Yes , 910 00:33:41,550 --> 00:33:43,717 with Aviation Week , I had a couple of 911 00:33:43,717 --> 00:33:45,828 quick follow ups I could on the G P I 912 00:33:45,828 --> 00:33:47,772 the G A O last June . So the M D A 913 00:33:47,772 --> 00:33:49,661 downgraded the goal of G P I from 914 00:33:49,661 --> 00:33:51,717 fielding an operational prototype to 915 00:33:51,717 --> 00:33:53,883 performing a field demonstration of an 916 00:33:53,883 --> 00:33:56,106 interceptor with no specific path to an 917 00:33:56,106 --> 00:33:58,272 operational capability . Is that still 918 00:33:58,272 --> 00:33:58,140 true ? Yeah , so it kind of follows on 919 00:33:58,140 --> 00:34:00,140 to the question I was asked earlier 920 00:34:00,140 --> 00:34:02,084 where we are right now in time and 921 00:34:02,084 --> 00:34:03,918 space is at the mission analysis 922 00:34:03,918 --> 00:34:06,140 perspective . We'll be moving soon into 923 00:34:06,140 --> 00:34:08,500 the technology development phase and we 924 00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:10,722 were in a competitive environment . And 925 00:34:10,722 --> 00:34:12,880 so we will , we will along the way , 926 00:34:12,890 --> 00:34:14,612 you know , prototype different 927 00:34:14,612 --> 00:34:16,390 technologies and then pull that 928 00:34:16,390 --> 00:34:18,390 together into a field herbal weapon 929 00:34:18,390 --> 00:34:20,446 system is the plan that downstream . 930 00:34:20,446 --> 00:34:22,501 And I wanted to follow up on the jet 931 00:34:22,501 --> 00:34:24,557 ski to question as well . At project 932 00:34:24,557 --> 00:34:26,723 convergence . Last year , the services 933 00:34:26,723 --> 00:34:28,723 depended heavily on the joint track 934 00:34:28,723 --> 00:34:30,668 management capability . And um has 935 00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:32,834 there been interest in the services to 936 00:34:32,834 --> 00:34:35,057 adopt this to proliferate more to other 937 00:34:35,057 --> 00:34:37,223 operations ? Um What I've seen is it's 938 00:34:37,223 --> 00:34:39,279 been primarily in the cruise missile 939 00:34:39,279 --> 00:34:41,168 defense world . Um It's um it's a 940 00:34:41,168 --> 00:34:43,334 translator between the way we do track 941 00:34:43,334 --> 00:34:45,501 management within AEGIS and the way we 942 00:34:45,501 --> 00:34:47,668 do track management in I B CS . And so 943 00:34:47,668 --> 00:34:49,779 it's in the long term plan for Guam , 944 00:34:49,779 --> 00:34:51,779 but there's a lot of learning to be 945 00:34:51,779 --> 00:34:53,279 done because it's really a 946 00:34:53,279 --> 00:34:55,390 demonstration program at this point , 947 00:34:55,390 --> 00:34:57,501 but we're gonna continue to mature it 948 00:34:57,501 --> 00:34:59,501 because we see value and in sharing 949 00:34:59,501 --> 00:35:01,612 track data and it kind of almost goes 950 00:35:01,612 --> 00:35:01,500 back to the Jazz see , to question it's 951 00:35:01,500 --> 00:35:03,444 just another technology that's out 952 00:35:03,444 --> 00:35:05,611 there that has been proven in a couple 953 00:35:05,611 --> 00:35:07,778 of demos to be very promising . And so 954 00:35:07,778 --> 00:35:09,833 we're , we're on top of it and we're 955 00:35:09,833 --> 00:35:12,690 maturing it as a program . The lady 956 00:35:12,690 --> 00:35:13,450 right there 957 00:35:16,830 --> 00:35:20,030 um Chris Anderson , a WPS News . So I 958 00:35:20,030 --> 00:35:22,840 have a naive technical question about 959 00:35:22,850 --> 00:35:26,680 um Jazzy too and your uh battle 960 00:35:26,690 --> 00:35:30,630 management control system . Um So Meo 961 00:35:30,630 --> 00:35:33,420 and Leo satellite layers are , this is 962 00:35:33,420 --> 00:35:37,400 all um I presume , excuse me 963 00:35:37,410 --> 00:35:41,160 um critical to the success of the 964 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,382 communication and the battle management 965 00:35:43,382 --> 00:35:46,500 control system because uh the 966 00:35:46,500 --> 00:35:48,670 communication has to be so quick . Uh 967 00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:50,847 What happens if there's a problem with 968 00:35:50,847 --> 00:35:52,958 latency ? Uh what happens if you have 969 00:35:52,958 --> 00:35:55,180 bad weather , something like that ? Is 970 00:35:55,180 --> 00:35:56,847 this a problem or is this all 971 00:35:56,847 --> 00:35:58,680 calculated ? And already there's 972 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,902 already a big solution in detecting and 973 00:36:00,902 --> 00:36:02,680 tracking really fast flying and 974 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:04,458 maneuvering targets is always a 975 00:36:04,458 --> 00:36:06,860 challenge which is why we , when we 976 00:36:06,860 --> 00:36:09,450 have our first two H B T S s is up and 977 00:36:09,450 --> 00:36:11,506 we're gonna take live data from them 978 00:36:11,506 --> 00:36:13,728 that is to characterize them in space . 979 00:36:13,728 --> 00:36:15,950 We have characterized their performance 980 00:36:15,950 --> 00:36:18,061 on the ground . But to your point , I 981 00:36:18,061 --> 00:36:17,510 can't remember how fast a leo satellite 982 00:36:17,510 --> 00:36:19,732 goes , something like 7000 kilometers a 983 00:36:19,732 --> 00:36:21,677 minute . It's , it's a really fast 984 00:36:21,677 --> 00:36:23,621 speed . And so , yeah , handoff of 985 00:36:23,621 --> 00:36:25,566 tracks is real challenging . Uh So 986 00:36:25,566 --> 00:36:27,177 that's why we're in space to 987 00:36:27,177 --> 00:36:29,399 characterize how we're doing there . Um 988 00:36:29,399 --> 00:36:31,621 And we will leverage , you know , every 989 00:36:31,621 --> 00:36:33,566 sensor that we've got , we do that 990 00:36:33,566 --> 00:36:33,510 today . By the way , one of the things 991 00:36:33,510 --> 00:36:35,343 I think a lot of folks walk away 992 00:36:35,343 --> 00:36:37,510 thinking that we don't have hypersonic 993 00:36:37,510 --> 00:36:39,677 capability today , we have the ability 994 00:36:39,677 --> 00:36:41,843 to fuse uh sensors from D O D and from 995 00:36:41,843 --> 00:36:44,066 the intelligence community , bring them 996 00:36:44,066 --> 00:36:45,954 in and provide that , that , that 997 00:36:45,954 --> 00:36:48,010 warning today is where we're at . We 998 00:36:48,010 --> 00:36:50,232 can do engagements at a limited basis , 999 00:36:50,232 --> 00:36:52,343 you know , from a ship if we're , you 1000 00:36:52,343 --> 00:36:51,780 know , in an area where we can actually 1001 00:36:51,780 --> 00:36:53,947 see them with the sensors that we have 1002 00:36:53,947 --> 00:36:56,113 today and take them out with sea based 1003 00:36:56,113 --> 00:36:58,280 terminal where we want to go is having 1004 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,447 the glide phase weapon and making sure 1005 00:37:00,447 --> 00:37:02,558 that data goes to any user that needs 1006 00:37:02,558 --> 00:37:04,724 it . So tough , tough question . Not , 1007 00:37:04,724 --> 00:37:06,947 not a geeky technical question at all . 1008 00:37:06,947 --> 00:37:09,113 It's , it's a real one . Thanks , good 1009 00:37:09,113 --> 00:37:10,780 time for a couple more . Tony 1010 00:37:17,030 --> 00:37:20,910 Ukraine defense minister in 1011 00:37:20,910 --> 00:37:23,230 terms of crafting in theory and 1012 00:37:23,230 --> 00:37:25,508 practice integrated air defense system . 1013 00:37:25,508 --> 00:37:27,286 They're going to be getting the 1014 00:37:27,286 --> 00:37:28,952 patriots their guys have been 1015 00:37:28,952 --> 00:37:32,030 practicing it . It's Oklahoma does M D 1016 00:37:32,030 --> 00:37:35,050 A have a role at all ? I given that 1017 00:37:35,050 --> 00:37:36,994 it's an ongoing conflict . I'm not 1018 00:37:36,994 --> 00:37:39,217 gonna answer the question here , Tony , 1019 00:37:39,217 --> 00:37:38,720 but I'll be happy to talk to you about 1020 00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:41,300 it later . I , I can talk to you about 1021 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:43,522 it in broad terms later , but I don't , 1022 00:37:43,522 --> 00:37:45,744 it's not something I talk about in this 1023 00:37:45,744 --> 00:37:49,600 form . Jeff , please . I 1024 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,711 didn't see anything on cruise missile 1025 00:37:51,711 --> 00:37:53,822 defense , particularly cruise missile 1026 00:37:53,822 --> 00:37:53,740 defense of the homeland . I'm just 1027 00:37:53,740 --> 00:37:55,962 curious if there's any contributions in 1028 00:37:55,962 --> 00:37:58,073 the budget for fy 24 from the missile 1029 00:37:58,073 --> 00:38:00,184 defense agency on that front . Yeah , 1030 00:38:00,184 --> 00:38:02,184 thanks Jen . So last year , I don't 1031 00:38:02,184 --> 00:38:03,962 remember the exact date but the 1032 00:38:03,962 --> 00:38:03,770 department made the decision to give 1033 00:38:03,770 --> 00:38:05,826 that mission lead service to the Air 1034 00:38:05,826 --> 00:38:07,830 Force . So we're supporting the Air 1035 00:38:07,830 --> 00:38:11,530 Force . We have a demo program uh to 1036 00:38:11,530 --> 00:38:13,641 protect the national capital region . 1037 00:38:13,641 --> 00:38:15,752 We've come through our first hardware 1038 00:38:15,752 --> 00:38:17,974 in the loop testing on that . And we'll 1039 00:38:17,974 --> 00:38:20,141 go to a live demo . We have one more h 1040 00:38:20,141 --> 00:38:22,252 will test . I don't know when I can't 1041 00:38:22,252 --> 00:38:24,419 remember when that is , but then we'll 1042 00:38:24,419 --> 00:38:24,390 get to an actual demo but all that data 1043 00:38:24,390 --> 00:38:26,501 gets turned over to the air Force and 1044 00:38:26,501 --> 00:38:28,612 we're in full support of what the air 1045 00:38:28,612 --> 00:38:30,779 force is doing . You may ask what's in 1046 00:38:30,779 --> 00:38:30,310 it for you from a missile defense 1047 00:38:30,310 --> 00:38:32,366 perspective . If they're gonna bring 1048 00:38:32,366 --> 00:38:34,532 new sensors online , we want access to 1049 00:38:34,532 --> 00:38:36,643 those sensors . And so if we can help 1050 00:38:36,643 --> 00:38:38,810 with the command and control and if we 1051 00:38:38,810 --> 00:38:40,977 can bring the data down to serve , you 1052 00:38:40,977 --> 00:38:40,560 know , the ballistic missile defense 1053 00:38:40,570 --> 00:38:42,903 mission as an example , we will do that . 1054 00:38:42,903 --> 00:38:45,070 So we're working very closely together 1055 00:38:45,070 --> 00:38:47,181 to ensure we help us northern command 1056 00:38:47,181 --> 00:38:50,880 meet that mission and we're about out 1057 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,850 of time . We got time for one more last 1058 00:38:53,850 --> 00:38:57,430 question on detect control , engage . 1059 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,440 Do you have madam , do you have any 1060 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,820 budget for under the sea threats to 1061 00:39:01,820 --> 00:39:03,764 respond to , you know , threats to 1062 00:39:03,764 --> 00:39:07,300 submarines ? Um We we we 1063 00:39:07,300 --> 00:39:10,770 don't go after threats to the submarine 1064 00:39:10,770 --> 00:39:13,620 force . Um And so that's , that's a 1065 00:39:13,630 --> 00:39:15,574 separate battlefield . None of the 1066 00:39:15,574 --> 00:39:17,630 weapons that we in place fight under 1067 00:39:17,630 --> 00:39:21,630 the ocean . Ladies and gentlemen , 1068 00:39:21,630 --> 00:39:23,797 I think that wraps it up for today and 1069 00:39:23,797 --> 00:39:25,574 for the budget , all the budget 1070 00:39:25,574 --> 00:39:27,797 briefings today . So you're welcome for 1071 00:39:27,797 --> 00:39:30,660 that . Um Admiral . Thank you , Miss uh 1072 00:39:30,670 --> 00:39:32,892 Miss Atkinson . Thank you for your time 1073 00:39:32,892 --> 00:39:35,114 today . And uh , everyone have a lovely 1074 00:39:35,114 --> 00:39:37,337 day and uh , contact me if you have any 1075 00:39:37,337 --> 00:39:39,448 follow up questions and I'll get them 1076 00:39:39,448 --> 00:39:40,930 answered . Best I can . Thank you .