WEBVTT 00:00.210 --> 00:02.099 Hey , thank you for coming to the 00:02.099 --> 00:04.154 Missile Defense Agency's briefing on 00:04.154 --> 00:06.266 our portion of the president's budget 00:06.266 --> 00:08.510 for fiscal year 24 . Appreciate your 00:08.510 --> 00:10.732 tennis today after a pretty long day of 00:10.732 --> 00:12.899 briefings . And I'm glad to be talking 00:12.899 --> 00:14.954 to you in the early afternoon rather 00:14.954 --> 00:17.010 than the early evening as we have in 00:17.010 --> 00:18.954 the past . I'm Mark right . Public 00:18.954 --> 00:21.177 Affairs Officer for the missile defense 00:21.177 --> 00:23.010 Agency may introduce you to your 00:23.010 --> 00:25.288 speakers today on your , on your right , 00:25.288 --> 00:27.288 Miss Michelle Atkinson , she is the 00:27.288 --> 00:29.510 director for operations for the missile 00:29.510 --> 00:31.732 defense agency into her . Right is Vice 00:31.732 --> 00:33.954 Admiral John Hill , the director of the 00:33.954 --> 00:36.066 missile defense agency . They'll give 00:36.066 --> 00:35.800 an opening statement will go through 00:35.800 --> 00:37.911 some slides for you and give you some 00:37.911 --> 00:40.133 additional information . You all should 00:40.133 --> 00:42.133 have picked up an M D A packet with 00:42.133 --> 00:44.078 information from O S D P A and the 00:44.078 --> 00:43.600 Press op Center . If you didn't make 00:43.600 --> 00:46.500 sure you grab one on the way out when 00:46.500 --> 00:49.330 the Q and A begins , uh please wait for 00:49.330 --> 00:51.441 me to call on you and please identify 00:51.441 --> 00:53.497 yourself in your outlet when I do so 00:53.497 --> 00:55.719 and limit it to one question one follow 00:55.719 --> 00:57.886 up . So I can try and make sure we got 00:57.886 --> 00:59.997 a pretty good crowd today . I want to 00:59.997 --> 00:59.970 make sure give many people as possible 00:59.970 --> 01:02.270 a chance to ask their questions . And 01:02.280 --> 01:04.391 if we do this right should have about 01:04.391 --> 01:06.502 15 to 20 minutes of Q and A after the 01:06.502 --> 01:08.840 presentation is complete again . Thank 01:08.840 --> 01:12.080 you for coming today . Good afternoon . 01:12.090 --> 01:14.257 Thanks for the opportunity to tell you 01:14.257 --> 01:16.479 about the P B 24 budget for the missile 01:16.479 --> 01:18.701 defense agency . I'm gonna turn it over 01:18.701 --> 01:18.590 to MS Atkinson , our director for 01:18.590 --> 01:20.812 operations . She owns budget facilities 01:20.812 --> 01:22.812 and people . So the right person to 01:22.812 --> 01:24.979 take you through the story over to you 01:24.979 --> 01:27.090 Michelle . Thank you , Admiral . Good 01:27.090 --> 01:29.201 afternoon , everyone . Today , I will 01:29.201 --> 01:28.800 brief you on the missile defense 01:28.800 --> 01:31.380 agency's fiscal year 24 budget request . 01:31.530 --> 01:35.400 Next chart , please . In 2004 , the 01:35.400 --> 01:37.511 United States activated the ballistic 01:37.511 --> 01:39.678 missile defense system to defend the U 01:39.678 --> 01:41.733 S homeland against limited ballistic 01:41.733 --> 01:43.733 missile attack from nations such as 01:43.733 --> 01:45.733 North Korea and Iran . Since then , 01:45.733 --> 01:47.622 missile threats have increased in 01:47.622 --> 01:49.844 numbers and complexity and are becoming 01:49.844 --> 01:52.067 more reliable , survivable , reliable , 01:52.790 --> 01:54.679 inaccurate and can achieve longer 01:54.679 --> 01:56.846 ranges . New ballistic missile systems 01:56.846 --> 01:59.012 also feature multiple and maneuverable 01:59.012 --> 02:01.179 reentry vehicles along with decoys and 02:01.179 --> 02:03.140 jamming devices . North Korea is 02:03.140 --> 02:05.362 developing long range ballistic missile 02:05.362 --> 02:07.251 systems that can reach the United 02:07.251 --> 02:09.140 States and our allies in the Indo 02:09.140 --> 02:11.251 Pacific region . North Korea has also 02:11.251 --> 02:13.196 tested shorter range missiles that 02:13.196 --> 02:15.350 maneuver within the atmosphere . Iran 02:15.350 --> 02:17.572 continues to develop more sophisticated 02:17.572 --> 02:19.683 missiles with improved accuracy range 02:19.683 --> 02:21.990 and lethality and is fielding an array 02:22.000 --> 02:24.170 of increasingly accurate , short and 02:24.180 --> 02:26.347 medium range ballistic missile systems 02:26.347 --> 02:28.291 capable of threatening deployed us 02:28.291 --> 02:30.180 forces allies and partners in the 02:30.180 --> 02:32.820 Middle East . North Korea and Iran 02:32.820 --> 02:35.250 remain persistent threats . But today , 02:35.380 --> 02:37.380 the national defense strategy views 02:37.380 --> 02:39.350 China as the pacing challenge and 02:39.350 --> 02:41.260 Russia as an acute threat to us 02:41.260 --> 02:44.800 national security interests . Russia 02:44.800 --> 02:46.860 and the PRC are developing advanced 02:46.860 --> 02:48.804 missiles that can be launched from 02:48.804 --> 02:51.027 aircraft , ground launchers , ships and 02:51.027 --> 02:53.249 submarines including hypersonic missile 02:53.249 --> 02:55.530 capabilities , hypersonic missiles pose 02:55.530 --> 02:57.697 a new challenge to our missile defense 02:57.697 --> 02:59.808 systems . These threats can travel at 02:59.808 --> 03:01.363 exceptional speeds and have 03:01.363 --> 03:03.419 unpredictable flight paths that make 03:03.419 --> 03:05.641 them difficult to track the development 03:05.641 --> 03:07.530 and deployment of missile defense 03:07.530 --> 03:09.363 systems to counter these threats 03:09.363 --> 03:11.197 presents unique but surmountable 03:11.197 --> 03:13.030 challenges which require further 03:13.030 --> 03:14.974 further development and technology 03:14.974 --> 03:17.308 investments . As I will highlight today , 03:17.308 --> 03:19.252 the missile defense agency's fy 24 03:19.252 --> 03:21.474 budget request includes key investments 03:21.474 --> 03:23.641 to innovate and modernize our nation's 03:23.641 --> 03:25.530 missile defenses to address these 03:25.530 --> 03:28.880 challenges . Next chart please . The 03:28.880 --> 03:30.936 missile defense agency mission is to 03:30.936 --> 03:32.991 develop and deploy a layered missile 03:32.991 --> 03:34.991 defense system to defend the United 03:34.991 --> 03:37.047 States . It's deployed forces allies 03:37.047 --> 03:39.269 and friends from missile attacks in all 03:39.269 --> 03:41.491 phases of flight . This mission remains 03:41.491 --> 03:43.491 unchanged as we continue to balance 03:43.491 --> 03:45.658 investments to defend the homeland and 03:45.658 --> 03:47.713 provide regional missile defenses to 03:47.713 --> 03:49.824 our warfighters . Next chart please . 03:50.370 --> 03:52.537 This slide depicts our missile defense 03:52.537 --> 03:54.592 system deployed today to address the 03:54.592 --> 03:56.703 current missile threats . Our systems 03:56.703 --> 03:58.814 must provide missile defenses for our 03:58.814 --> 04:00.926 homeland deployed forces , allies and 04:00.926 --> 04:03.037 friends in regional areas and for our 04:03.037 --> 04:05.960 deployed assets such as ships . Our 04:05.960 --> 04:08.016 integrated missile defense system is 04:08.016 --> 04:10.071 comprised of a robust sensor network 04:10.071 --> 04:12.000 that detects tracks and controls 04:12.000 --> 04:14.056 missile threats from both ground and 04:14.056 --> 04:16.560 space . Our warfighters systems and 04:16.560 --> 04:18.616 weapons then engage and negate those 04:18.616 --> 04:20.890 missile threats . The GMD system 04:20.890 --> 04:23.001 deploys our ground based interceptors 04:23.001 --> 04:25.070 from Alaska and California . We also 04:25.070 --> 04:27.070 have interceptors deployed on AEGIS 04:27.070 --> 04:29.014 ships at our AEGIS ashore sites in 04:29.014 --> 04:31.630 Romania and soon Poland and we have fat 04:31.630 --> 04:33.352 and Patriot batteries deployed 04:33.352 --> 04:35.870 worldwide . All of these assets are 04:35.870 --> 04:37.814 linked together by our command and 04:37.814 --> 04:39.481 control battle management and 04:39.481 --> 04:41.910 communications or C two BMC system . 04:43.030 --> 04:45.550 The FY 24 budget request continues to 04:45.550 --> 04:47.500 sustain this existing system and 04:47.500 --> 04:49.820 develop new technologies such as the 04:49.820 --> 04:51.680 next generation interceptor and 04:51.680 --> 04:53.236 regional hypersonic defense 04:53.236 --> 04:55.291 capabilities to counter the evolving 04:55.291 --> 04:59.080 threats . Next chart please . Our total 04:59.080 --> 05:01.890 FY 24 budget request of 10.9 billion 05:01.900 --> 05:04.067 strengthens and expands the deployment 05:04.067 --> 05:05.844 of our missile defenses against 05:05.844 --> 05:08.110 increasingly capable missile threats of 05:08.110 --> 05:11.010 our request . 80% is for research and 05:11.010 --> 05:13.130 development efforts . This budget 05:13.130 --> 05:15.297 reflects the best balance of resources 05:15.297 --> 05:17.297 to meet our many priorities and our 05:17.297 --> 05:19.980 mission . Next chart please . This 05:19.980 --> 05:22.091 slide shows the historical MDA budget 05:22.091 --> 05:24.510 and the PB- 24 budget request . The 05:24.510 --> 05:26.621 upper right shows the balance between 05:26.621 --> 05:28.288 Homeland and regional defense 05:28.288 --> 05:30.310 influenced by and aligned with the 05:30.310 --> 05:33.130 evolving threat . Warfighter 05:33.130 --> 05:35.130 requirements , defense strategy and 05:35.130 --> 05:39.020 priorities next chart please . The next 05:39.020 --> 05:41.187 few charts will go over the details of 05:41.187 --> 05:43.530 our 24 request . But first , here are a 05:43.530 --> 05:46.330 few highlights . Our Fy 24 requests 05:46.330 --> 05:48.497 maintains the operations and readiness 05:48.497 --> 05:50.663 of deployed missile defense systems to 05:50.663 --> 05:52.774 include our sensor network , Homeland 05:52.774 --> 05:54.830 and regional interceptors and see to 05:54.830 --> 05:56.890 BMC system . It also continues to 05:56.890 --> 05:59.760 upgrade these existing systems . Later 05:59.760 --> 06:01.482 this year , we will launch two 06:01.482 --> 06:03.427 prototype hypersonic and ballistic 06:03.427 --> 06:05.890 tracking space sensors . And in Fy 24 , 06:05.910 --> 06:08.160 we will begin on orbit demonstrations 06:08.160 --> 06:10.930 and testing . We also continue to 06:10.930 --> 06:13.152 sustain an upgrade the ground based mid 06:13.152 --> 06:15.430 course defense or GMD system and 06:15.430 --> 06:17.652 continue service life extensions of the 06:17.652 --> 06:19.652 ground based interceptors currently 06:19.652 --> 06:21.750 deployed in Alaska and California in 06:21.750 --> 06:23.806 order to increase system reliability 06:23.806 --> 06:25.639 prior to to the building of next 06:25.639 --> 06:27.830 generation interceptor , the request 06:27.830 --> 06:29.886 continues to fund the development of 06:29.886 --> 06:32.219 two next generation interceptor designs . 06:32.219 --> 06:34.330 Through the critical design review in 06:34.330 --> 06:36.497 fy 24 we will continue the development 06:36.497 --> 06:38.608 required to fill the N G I capability 06:38.608 --> 06:41.980 no later than the fy 28 timeframe . I 06:41.980 --> 06:44.258 spoke earlier of the hypersonic threat . 06:44.480 --> 06:46.200 This budget request continues 06:46.200 --> 06:48.256 development of a regional hypersonic 06:48.256 --> 06:50.144 glide phase defense capability to 06:50.144 --> 06:52.367 complement the deployed Aegis Sea based 06:52.367 --> 06:55.060 terminal capabilities . In conjunction 06:55.060 --> 06:57.171 with Indo pay calm , the army and the 06:57.171 --> 06:59.227 navy . We are continuing development 06:59.227 --> 07:01.393 efforts to improve the defense of Guam 07:01.393 --> 07:03.504 against the full spectrum of advanced 07:03.504 --> 07:06.200 missile threats . This request also 07:06.200 --> 07:08.210 continues design production and 07:08.210 --> 07:10.099 fielding of additional AEGIS ship 07:10.099 --> 07:12.210 upgrades and SM three block one B and 07:12.210 --> 07:14.377 two A missiles in partnership with the 07:14.377 --> 07:17.750 Navy , we will continue upgrades to the 07:17.750 --> 07:20.080 third system and procure interceptors 07:20.080 --> 07:22.191 to support the army maneuver forces . 07:22.900 --> 07:25.500 We will also continue ground cyber and 07:25.500 --> 07:27.700 flight testing to test improve missile 07:27.700 --> 07:30.570 defense capabilities . The next set of 07:30.570 --> 07:32.348 charts will address some of the 07:32.348 --> 07:34.514 specific specific budget line items in 07:34.514 --> 07:36.626 our FY 24 budget request . The charts 07:36.626 --> 07:38.626 are in order of the missile defense 07:38.626 --> 07:41.070 battle sequence , detect control and 07:41.070 --> 07:43.180 engage . Next chart please . 07:45.540 --> 07:47.651 Systems to detect and control missile 07:47.651 --> 07:49.596 threats are critical to a credible 07:49.596 --> 07:51.590 missile defense . We initiated the 07:51.590 --> 07:53.812 hypersonic and ballistic tracking space 07:53.812 --> 07:57.450 sensor or HBTSS program in 2018 to 07:57.450 --> 07:59.561 address the requirement to detect and 07:59.561 --> 08:01.728 track hypersonic threats and ballistic 08:01.728 --> 08:04.030 missiles . The 24 budget request for 08:04.030 --> 08:07.690 HPTSS is 69 million after launch later 08:07.690 --> 08:09.800 this year in orbit demonstration and 08:09.800 --> 08:11.700 testing will occur in fy 24 to 08:11.700 --> 08:14.810 characterize and validate the H P T S S 08:14.810 --> 08:17.940 performance . As I mentioned earlier , 08:18.090 --> 08:20.312 the threat posed by hypersonic missiles 08:20.312 --> 08:22.090 is significant in that they fly 08:22.090 --> 08:24.210 unpredictable paths at relatively low 08:24.210 --> 08:26.377 altitudes , making their detection and 08:26.377 --> 08:28.543 tracking by ground and sea based radar 08:28.543 --> 08:31.430 sensors . Very challenging . We are 08:31.430 --> 08:33.597 collaborating with the U S Space Force 08:33.700 --> 08:35.700 and the Space Development Agency to 08:35.700 --> 08:38.130 develop HB T S S as the only space 08:38.130 --> 08:40.241 sensor providing fire control quality 08:40.241 --> 08:42.260 data required to defeat advanced 08:42.260 --> 08:44.750 missile threats . The H B T S S will 08:44.750 --> 08:46.917 help us to maintain what we call birth 08:46.917 --> 08:48.972 to death custody , to provide global 08:48.972 --> 08:50.972 and persistent fire control quality 08:50.972 --> 08:53.139 tracking data on hypersonic threats to 08:53.139 --> 08:55.306 enable engagement fire missile defense 08:55.306 --> 08:57.472 weapons systems . The space based kill 08:57.472 --> 09:00.180 assessment or ska sensors were launched 09:00.180 --> 09:03.010 in 2019 and were designed to provide 09:03.020 --> 09:05.540 threat hit assessment . These sensors 09:05.540 --> 09:07.484 have performed successfully during 09:07.484 --> 09:09.484 several recent M D A flight tests . 09:09.484 --> 09:11.151 Further demonstrating the hit 09:11.151 --> 09:13.484 assessment capability to the warfighter . 09:13.484 --> 09:15.750 The sky request is 27 million to 09:15.750 --> 09:17.972 continue integration of this capability 09:17.972 --> 09:21.270 into the missile defense system . We 09:21.270 --> 09:22.992 are developing , deploying and 09:22.992 --> 09:25.159 sustaining ground and sea based radars 09:25.159 --> 09:27.270 to counter current and future missile 09:27.270 --> 09:29.381 threats , build warfighter confidence 09:29.381 --> 09:31.620 and increase force structure . Our fy 09:31.620 --> 09:33.342 24 budget request includes the 09:33.342 --> 09:35.453 following for missile defense sensors 09:36.520 --> 09:39.000 568 million to sustain and design 09:39.000 --> 09:41.540 upgrades for 12 tippy two radars with 09:41.540 --> 09:44.060 the 13th radar procured for the bad 09:44.060 --> 09:46.110 battery eight with fy 21 funds from 09:46.110 --> 09:48.970 Congress which will deliver in fy 25 09:49.950 --> 09:51.970 104 million for the long range 09:51.970 --> 09:54.660 discrimination radar or L R D R in 09:54.660 --> 09:57.390 Alaska . This advanced radar achieved 09:57.390 --> 09:59.940 initial fielding in December 21 is a 09:59.940 --> 10:01.718 critical mid course sensor that 10:01.718 --> 10:03.884 improves missile defense system threat 10:03.884 --> 10:06.107 discrimination capability and enables a 10:06.107 --> 10:08.273 more efficient use of the ground based 10:08.273 --> 10:10.496 mid course defense system . The L R D R 10:10.496 --> 10:12.718 will become part of the missile defense 10:12.718 --> 10:14.884 system operational capability baseline 10:14.884 --> 10:17.400 in Fy 24 will be operated by the U S 10:17.400 --> 10:21.390 Space Force 178 million for the 10:21.390 --> 10:24.650 sea based X band radar or SB X to 10:24.650 --> 10:26.761 provide precision mid course tracking 10:26.761 --> 10:28.817 and threat discrimination to protect 10:28.817 --> 10:30.872 our homeland . Our request continues 10:30.872 --> 10:32.650 operations and support for this 10:32.650 --> 10:34.650 critical sensor and continues radar 10:34.650 --> 10:37.960 replacement 22 million to sustain and 10:37.960 --> 10:40.071 provide updates to the upgraded early 10:40.071 --> 10:42.650 warning radars or you'ii WRS and 10:42.650 --> 10:44.594 continue to sustain the Cobra Dane 10:44.594 --> 10:46.817 radar in partnership with the U S Space 10:46.817 --> 10:50.220 Force C two B M C is the integrating 10:50.220 --> 10:52.442 element of our missile defense system . 10:52.442 --> 10:55.340 Our fy 24 request of 516 million 10:55.340 --> 10:57.330 sustains the C two BMC planner , 10:57.600 --> 10:59.460 situational awareness , battle 10:59.460 --> 11:02.000 management training and space domain 11:02.000 --> 11:04.190 awareness capabilities for combatant 11:04.190 --> 11:06.412 commands and the global missile defense 11:06.412 --> 11:09.300 network . The request also continues 11:09.300 --> 11:11.620 development and integration of space 11:11.620 --> 11:13.920 sensors and other upgrades to track 11:13.930 --> 11:16.760 type and worn of advancing threats . 11:16.950 --> 11:20.850 Next chart please . The missile defense 11:20.850 --> 11:23.072 system includes complex weapons systems 11:23.072 --> 11:25.294 and interceptors to defeat the evolving 11:25.294 --> 11:27.530 missile threats . The ground basement 11:27.540 --> 11:30.440 course defense system or GMD serves as 11:30.440 --> 11:32.384 the continuously available missile 11:32.384 --> 11:34.440 defense capability for defending our 11:34.440 --> 11:36.496 homeland against today's rogue state 11:36.496 --> 11:38.718 ballistic missile threats . The request 11:38.718 --> 11:42.340 for GMD is 3.3 billion . The fy 24 11:42.340 --> 11:44.580 requests sustains and improves the 11:44.580 --> 11:47.140 performance reliability availability 11:47.150 --> 11:49.840 and cybersecurity resiliency of the G M 11:49.840 --> 11:52.370 D weapon system . We will continue 11:52.370 --> 11:54.592 upgrades of the homeland defense system 11:54.592 --> 11:56.592 capabilities including ground based 11:56.592 --> 11:58.481 interceptors , ground systems and 11:58.481 --> 12:00.314 phased array G B I communication 12:00.314 --> 12:02.670 terminals . We will continue improving 12:02.670 --> 12:04.837 components of the GMD system including 12:04.837 --> 12:07.110 G B I S , fire control nodes , 12:07.290 --> 12:09.820 communication systems , launch systems 12:09.830 --> 12:11.941 and infrastructure to pace threats to 12:11.941 --> 12:14.720 our homeland . The next generation 12:14.720 --> 12:17.320 interceptor or N G I will provide a 12:17.320 --> 12:19.098 more capable and robust missile 12:19.098 --> 12:21.209 solution and features a multiple kill 12:21.209 --> 12:23.590 vehicle payload , improve survivability 12:23.780 --> 12:25.669 and increased performance against 12:25.669 --> 12:27.836 projected threats from North Korea and 12:27.836 --> 12:30.810 potentially Iran . Our Fy 24 requests 12:30.810 --> 12:32.754 continues development of two N G I 12:32.754 --> 12:34.754 designs through the critical design 12:34.754 --> 12:36.866 review required for delivery no later 12:36.866 --> 12:39.970 than the Fy 28 timeframe . Our request 12:39.970 --> 12:42.070 continues N G I design development , 12:42.070 --> 12:44.126 prototyping integration and relevant 12:44.126 --> 12:46.126 environmental testing to mature the 12:46.126 --> 12:48.430 booster payload , sensors and design 12:48.430 --> 12:50.470 specific critical technologies and 12:50.470 --> 12:54.460 technology elements . Our fy 24 12:54.460 --> 12:57.170 requests for the defense of Guam is 801 12:57.170 --> 12:59.580 million current forces are capable of 12:59.580 --> 13:01.636 defending Guam against today's North 13:01.636 --> 13:03.580 Korean ballistic missile threats . 13:03.580 --> 13:05.760 However , the regional threat to Guam 13:05.770 --> 13:08.350 including those from P R C continues to 13:08.350 --> 13:10.980 rapidly evolve . The defense of Guam 13:10.980 --> 13:12.591 architecture design includes 13:12.591 --> 13:15.040 integration of M D A army and navy 13:15.040 --> 13:18.960 systems in Fy 22 Fy 23 we 13:18.960 --> 13:20.960 began system architectural work and 13:20.960 --> 13:23.182 procurement for the enhanced defense of 13:23.182 --> 13:25.910 Guam . The M D A Fy 24 request includes 13:25.910 --> 13:27.854 the development of the A N T P six 13:27.854 --> 13:30.070 radar to provide persistent long range 13:30.070 --> 13:32.080 mid course discrimination precision 13:32.080 --> 13:33.710 tracking and hit assessment 13:33.710 --> 13:35.710 capabilities for long range missile 13:35.710 --> 13:38.800 threats . Our fy 24 request includes 13:38.810 --> 13:40.810 AEGIS Guam system development and 13:40.810 --> 13:42.850 procurement of launch equipment and 13:42.850 --> 13:45.072 includes military construction planning 13:45.072 --> 13:47.239 and design funding for system . Citing 13:48.080 --> 13:50.140 the AEGIS missile defense request is 13:50.140 --> 13:52.490 1.6 billion and continues to upgrade 13:52.490 --> 13:54.323 the AEGIS weapons system missile 13:54.323 --> 13:56.157 defense capabilities and procure 13:56.157 --> 13:59.320 additional missiles . 27 AEGIS sm three 13:59.320 --> 14:01.620 block one B missiles and 12 sm three 14:01.620 --> 14:03.731 block two A missiles will be procured 14:03.731 --> 14:05.898 for deployment at sea on multi mission 14:05.898 --> 14:08.160 capable AEGIS ships and on land at the 14:08.160 --> 14:10.880 two aegis ashore sites in Europe . We 14:10.880 --> 14:12.991 will continue to upgrade sensors with 14:12.991 --> 14:14.991 software modifications in the AEGIS 14:14.991 --> 14:17.213 fleet that will further improve A N spy 14:17.213 --> 14:19.380 one sensitivity , tracking performance 14:19.380 --> 14:21.436 and resource utilization to increase 14:21.436 --> 14:23.380 capability and performance against 14:23.380 --> 14:25.380 longer range and more sophisticated 14:25.380 --> 14:27.324 threats . We will also continue to 14:27.324 --> 14:29.213 develop and install AEGIS weapons 14:29.213 --> 14:31.158 system upgrades that integrate and 14:31.158 --> 14:33.324 enhance missile defense capability for 14:33.324 --> 14:35.213 the spy six radar . In the navy's 14:35.213 --> 14:37.890 newest AEGIS destroyers . The third 14:37.890 --> 14:39.446 weapon system is a globally 14:39.446 --> 14:41.440 transportable ground based missile 14:41.440 --> 14:43.162 defense system which is highly 14:43.162 --> 14:45.218 effective against short range medium 14:45.218 --> 14:47.384 range and intermediate range threats . 14:47.670 --> 14:50.470 The fy 24th odd request is 400 million 14:51.100 --> 14:53.520 in fy 24 . We will procure 11th out 14:53.520 --> 14:55.860 interceptors and increase stockpile 14:55.870 --> 14:57.950 reliability to extend in service 14:57.950 --> 15:00.010 interceptor life . We will also 15:00.010 --> 15:02.232 continue development and integration of 15:02.232 --> 15:04.121 multiple third software builds to 15:04.121 --> 15:05.899 improve readiness reliability , 15:05.899 --> 15:09.310 availability and capability . Our Fy 24 15:09.310 --> 15:11.532 budget request will continue testing of 15:11.532 --> 15:13.588 thad and patriot interoperability to 15:13.588 --> 15:16.930 increase the defended area . F T X 28 15:16.940 --> 15:19.760 is a key fy 24 test of this capability . 15:19.920 --> 15:23.780 Next slide as always , we are looking 15:23.780 --> 15:25.910 to develop new technologies to keep 15:25.910 --> 15:28.280 pace with the evolving threats . We are 15:28.280 --> 15:30.113 continuing to develop a regional 15:30.113 --> 15:32.280 hypersonic defense capability . We are 15:32.280 --> 15:34.224 developing a glide phase intercept 15:34.224 --> 15:36.447 capability for future demonstration and 15:36.447 --> 15:39.130 delivery . This effort will develop a 15:39.130 --> 15:41.400 new interceptor and modify the existing 15:41.400 --> 15:43.240 AEGIS weapons system to defeat 15:43.240 --> 15:45.490 hypersonic threats in the glide phase . 15:46.040 --> 15:48.151 The request for hypersonic defense is 15:48.151 --> 15:51.540 209 million and F Y 24 efforts will 15:51.540 --> 15:53.690 focus on early risk reduction of 15:53.690 --> 15:56.440 critical technologies . Our fy 24 15:56.440 --> 15:58.551 budget request includes 39 million to 15:58.551 --> 16:00.730 continue our innovation science and 16:00.730 --> 16:02.840 technology program to explore leap 16:02.840 --> 16:05.270 ahead and disruptive technologies and 16:05.270 --> 16:07.103 develop emerging capabilities to 16:07.103 --> 16:09.500 enhance our missile defenses . We are 16:09.500 --> 16:11.930 requesting 552 million for systems 16:11.930 --> 16:13.874 engineering to continue to provide 16:13.874 --> 16:16.041 critical products and processes needed 16:16.041 --> 16:17.986 to combine element missile defense 16:17.986 --> 16:20.097 capabilities into a single integrated 16:20.097 --> 16:22.080 and layered system testing is a 16:22.080 --> 16:24.024 critical aspect of missile defense 16:24.024 --> 16:26.400 agency's mission validating system 16:26.400 --> 16:28.511 performance through flight and ground 16:28.511 --> 16:30.511 tests is paramount to building more 16:30.511 --> 16:32.622 fighter confidence in our system . To 16:32.622 --> 16:34.870 that end , our FY 24 request includes 16:34.870 --> 16:38.340 346 million for flight ground and 16:38.340 --> 16:41.560 cybersecurity testing 517 million for 16:41.560 --> 16:43.727 development of threat . Representative 16:43.727 --> 16:46.004 targets used during the flight testing . 16:47.010 --> 16:49.940 Fy 24 test highlights include F T G 12 16:50.230 --> 16:52.990 A GMD test of A G B I in two stage mode . 16:53.560 --> 16:56.730 F TX 40 an AEGIS sea based terminal 16:56.730 --> 16:59.520 test against a hypersonic threat F T X 16:59.520 --> 17:02.790 28 A Thad Patriot MSC interoperability 17:02.790 --> 17:05.410 test and participation in the Pacific 17:05.410 --> 17:07.780 Dragon 20 for international test 17:07.780 --> 17:11.620 campaign M D A in the Israeli missile 17:11.620 --> 17:13.509 defense organization continued to 17:13.509 --> 17:16.070 partner on engineering development , co 17:16.070 --> 17:18.450 production testing and fielding of the 17:18.450 --> 17:20.860 Israeli missile defense systems . The 17:20.860 --> 17:23.330 fy 24 request of 500 million remains 17:23.330 --> 17:25.270 consistent with the memorandum of 17:25.270 --> 17:27.492 Understanding between the United States 17:27.492 --> 17:30.680 and Israel . Next chart please . In 17:30.680 --> 17:33.120 summary , we are requesting 10.9 17:33.120 --> 17:35.870 billion in fy 20 for our request aligns 17:35.870 --> 17:37.926 with the national defense strategy , 17:37.926 --> 17:39.648 the missile defense review and 17:39.648 --> 17:41.648 department priorities to defend our 17:41.648 --> 17:43.960 homeland and deter attacks . This 17:43.960 --> 17:46.016 budget will continue to increase the 17:46.016 --> 17:48.120 readiness capability and capacity of 17:48.120 --> 17:50.231 fielded homeland and regional defense 17:50.231 --> 17:52.440 systems and develop new capabilities 17:52.440 --> 17:54.273 and systems to meet emerging and 17:54.273 --> 17:56.540 complex missile threats . Finally , I 17:56.540 --> 17:58.596 would be remiss if I did not mention 17:58.596 --> 18:00.540 and thank the men and women of the 18:00.540 --> 18:02.262 missile defense agency . Their 18:02.262 --> 18:04.429 dedication to our mission is second to 18:04.429 --> 18:06.596 none . Our nation , friends and allies 18:06.596 --> 18:08.540 are protected from today's missile 18:08.540 --> 18:10.762 threats because of the hard work of our 18:10.762 --> 18:12.596 civilian military and contractor 18:12.596 --> 18:14.818 workforce . Thank you , the admiral and 18:14.818 --> 18:18.100 I will now take some questions . Thank 18:18.100 --> 18:21.970 you , ma'am . I'm 18:21.970 --> 18:23.303 sorry , Tara , please . 18:26.210 --> 18:28.470 Hi . Thank you Tara Cop with Associated 18:28.470 --> 18:30.910 Press , I was noticing on the um I 18:30.910 --> 18:34.010 think it's HB TSS the tracking system . 18:34.400 --> 18:37.690 How is that different than what S D A 18:37.700 --> 18:39.810 is putting together ? I don't 18:39.810 --> 18:41.699 understand where the two missions 18:41.699 --> 18:44.480 either come together or they're two 18:44.480 --> 18:46.591 different missions . And is there any 18:46.591 --> 18:48.758 redundancy there ? And I have a follow 18:48.758 --> 18:50.924 up ? It's a great question . Thanks to 18:50.924 --> 18:52.702 our uh so the space development 18:52.702 --> 18:54.960 agencies wide field of view , think of 18:54.960 --> 18:56.960 that as broad surveillance in their 18:56.960 --> 18:58.682 tracking layer . So there is a 18:58.682 --> 19:00.571 difference when you go from early 19:00.571 --> 19:02.516 detect to tracking . So we need to 19:02.516 --> 19:04.627 track globally , which is why we want 19:04.627 --> 19:06.682 to have that tracking layer up . The 19:06.682 --> 19:08.904 role of H B T S S is to take a cue from 19:08.904 --> 19:11.127 either ground sensors or the wide field 19:11.127 --> 19:13.127 of view to go to the smaller medium 19:13.127 --> 19:15.349 field of view . So think of that as now 19:15.349 --> 19:17.571 weapons control quality data . So we go 19:17.571 --> 19:19.682 from broad tracking to now we need to 19:19.682 --> 19:21.682 put a weapon on it . So you have to 19:21.682 --> 19:21.050 have a higher sensitivity and that's 19:21.050 --> 19:24.230 what H B T S S does . Okay ? Just a 19:24.230 --> 19:26.174 quick follow up to that though . I 19:26.174 --> 19:28.397 thought that that was also a capability 19:28.397 --> 19:30.750 that uh maybe space command or SDA was 19:30.750 --> 19:32.806 trying to do to integrate with their 19:32.806 --> 19:34.980 ground control . So in general , are 19:34.980 --> 19:37.036 you working with them ? Absolutely . 19:37.036 --> 19:39.870 Yeah , we , we have a combined program 19:39.870 --> 19:43.740 office with the Space Force S S C and 19:43.750 --> 19:46.030 S D A uh to ensure that we don't have 19:46.030 --> 19:48.190 redundancy or duplication . So white 19:48.190 --> 19:50.190 field of view different from medium 19:50.190 --> 19:52.301 field of view in H B T S s , but they 19:52.301 --> 19:54.670 do tie together and we will proliferate 19:54.670 --> 19:56.781 through the space force . So M D will 19:56.781 --> 19:58.837 build the first two that will put up 19:58.837 --> 20:00.670 this year . We'll put them in an 20:00.670 --> 20:02.781 inclination to where we can take data 20:02.781 --> 20:02.120 from our tests in the Indo Pak calm 20:02.120 --> 20:04.176 region and then the space force will 20:04.176 --> 20:06.340 then populate and build out the 20:06.350 --> 20:08.680 constellation . Great . Thank you , 20:09.930 --> 20:13.700 Jen , please . Hi 20:13.710 --> 20:15.940 Jen Johnson with defense news . I 20:15.940 --> 20:17.940 wanted to ask about the glide phase 20:17.940 --> 20:20.280 interceptor its current funding for G P 20:20.280 --> 20:22.730 I sufficient for fielding in 20 20:22.730 --> 20:24.770 twenties or is it looking like that 20:24.770 --> 20:26.714 could get pushed into the twenties 20:26.714 --> 20:29.060 thirties ? Um And does this current G P 20:29.060 --> 20:31.340 I and and hypersonic defense level of 20:31.340 --> 20:33.451 funding the result of any recent cuts 20:33.451 --> 20:35.451 in the budget development process ? 20:35.451 --> 20:37.729 Yeah , thanks . Great , great question . 20:37.729 --> 20:39.840 And just to kind of put it in context 20:39.840 --> 20:39.160 for those who aren't tracking . We had 20:39.160 --> 20:40.993 a great question about the space 20:40.993 --> 20:43.104 capability . So you can kind of think 20:43.104 --> 20:45.104 of that global capability H B T S S 20:45.104 --> 20:47.216 tied into the broader tracking area , 20:47.216 --> 20:49.382 bringing the data down through command 20:49.382 --> 20:51.604 control battle management , the C T B M 20:51.604 --> 20:53.438 C system and then leveraging the 20:53.438 --> 20:55.660 capability of an AEGIS ship to take off 20:55.660 --> 20:57.771 board data and fuse that and get to a 20:57.771 --> 20:59.938 fire control solution today , we do it 20:59.938 --> 21:02.160 with sea based terminal , that's the SM 21:02.160 --> 21:03.882 six missiles . So the terminal 21:03.882 --> 21:03.650 environments are pretty tough 21:03.650 --> 21:05.872 environment . Uh And that's the initial 21:05.872 --> 21:07.706 layer that's deployed today that 21:07.706 --> 21:09.817 protects our air aircraft carriers as 21:09.817 --> 21:11.706 they go forward . The glide phase 21:11.706 --> 21:11.680 interceptor reaches up into the , into 21:11.680 --> 21:13.680 the glide phase . So it gives you a 21:13.680 --> 21:15.458 broader area defense makes that 21:15.458 --> 21:17.513 terminal phase a little bit easier . 21:17.513 --> 21:19.680 Now , in terms of timeline , we are in 21:19.680 --> 21:21.569 what we call the mission solution 21:21.569 --> 21:23.791 analysis phase that is taking , we have 21:23.791 --> 21:26.069 to go ta contracts with industry today . 21:26.069 --> 21:28.291 So we're in a competitive environment . 21:28.291 --> 21:30.291 Um And what we're doing during this 21:30.291 --> 21:32.458 phase of determining , you know , what 21:32.458 --> 21:34.569 technologies do we need and how would 21:34.569 --> 21:34.240 we bring that together as a weapon 21:34.240 --> 21:36.240 system that we call the glide phase 21:36.240 --> 21:38.184 interceptor leveraging off of that 21:38.184 --> 21:40.240 engage on remote capability of AEGIS 21:40.240 --> 21:42.462 timeline is always hard to tell , but I 21:42.462 --> 21:44.462 will tell you the budget supports a 21:44.462 --> 21:46.407 deployment , getting to that first 21:46.407 --> 21:48.629 article out there in the early thirties 21:48.629 --> 21:50.740 to answer your question . Um And then 21:50.740 --> 21:52.962 just to ask about the mill con levels , 21:52.962 --> 21:55.018 they seem to be significantly higher 21:55.018 --> 21:57.073 this year and looks projections look 21:57.073 --> 21:56.540 like they're going , it's going to be 21:56.540 --> 21:58.707 much higher next year . Can you talk a 21:58.707 --> 22:00.873 little bit about what that covers ? Is 22:00.873 --> 22:03.040 that , is that the Guam architecture ? 22:03.040 --> 22:05.262 Is that something else ? Michelle and I 22:05.262 --> 22:05.100 have an agreement ? If it sounds like 22:05.100 --> 22:07.750 money , I'm going to turn to her . Yes . 22:07.750 --> 22:10.010 So each Milken project is , is separate 22:10.010 --> 22:12.177 and distinct . And so our fy 24 budget 22:12.177 --> 22:14.177 request is for something called the 22:14.177 --> 22:16.399 ground test consolidation facility that 22:16.399 --> 22:18.290 we're building in uh in Redstone 22:18.290 --> 22:20.540 arsenal to consolidate all of our 22:20.540 --> 22:22.730 disparate ground test facilities right 22:22.730 --> 22:25.330 now . So that's the Fy 24 request . The 22:25.340 --> 22:28.050 increased amount in Fy 25 is the Guam 22:28.060 --> 22:30.590 milk on that . The whole that whole 22:30.590 --> 22:33.200 amount in Fy 25 is for Guam . Yes . 22:33.210 --> 22:37.120 Okay . Okay . Thank you , Tony . 22:37.170 --> 22:40.180 Hi , Tony . Yes , sir . Good to see you , 22:45.790 --> 22:48.370 Tony capacity with Bloomberg poll , the 22:48.370 --> 22:50.890 polling aegis ashore . Can you give us 22:50.890 --> 22:53.240 a status report ? And most importantly , 22:53.250 --> 22:55.361 there's gonna be a lot of speculation 22:55.361 --> 22:57.472 that this is going to give Poland and 22:57.472 --> 22:59.472 defense capability against Russia . 22:59.472 --> 23:01.528 Could you uh reality check on that ? 23:01.528 --> 23:03.472 And also the second question on SM 23:03.472 --> 23:05.639 three's but first do this one ? Sure . 23:05.639 --> 23:07.861 Yeah , Poland were really excited about 23:07.861 --> 23:09.750 where we are today . We completed 23:09.750 --> 23:12.890 construction which was the major uh tip 23:12.890 --> 23:15.300 over into combat system installation 23:15.300 --> 23:17.550 and testing that testing is going on 23:17.550 --> 23:20.300 now as we speak , first step is to 23:20.300 --> 23:22.356 finish that up later this summer and 23:22.356 --> 23:24.689 into fall . And then we go through that , 23:24.689 --> 23:27.060 that normal acceptance by the CNO , 23:27.060 --> 23:29.171 then by the European command and then 23:29.171 --> 23:31.227 by NATO , I don't control those last 23:31.227 --> 23:33.449 three pieces , but we'll get to what we 23:33.449 --> 23:35.671 call a technical capability declaration 23:35.671 --> 23:37.671 later this year with that site . So 23:37.671 --> 23:37.240 we'll be operational to conduct 23:37.250 --> 23:39.090 ballistic missile defense of the 23:39.090 --> 23:41.201 homeland and the European continent . 23:41.201 --> 23:43.260 Give us rally check . This is not 23:43.260 --> 23:45.482 designed to go after Russian missiles , 23:45.482 --> 23:47.704 right ? It's not after Russian missiles 23:47.704 --> 23:49.927 is really about outside of the European 23:49.927 --> 23:52.390 sphere . So yes , Iran is , you know , 23:52.390 --> 23:54.501 one of those threats sets that , that 23:54.501 --> 23:56.668 could pose a threat to Europe . And so 23:56.668 --> 23:58.890 we'll , we'll catch those in Europe and 23:58.890 --> 24:01.168 then we'll take care of the not Russia . 24:01.168 --> 24:03.168 Okay . Sm three block two A missile 24:03.168 --> 24:05.223 that can actually go after I C B M . 24:05.223 --> 24:07.446 You're gonna buy 12 this year . Request 24:07.446 --> 24:09.557 12 . How widely proliferated of those 24:09.557 --> 24:11.501 within the U S Navy right now ? In 24:11.501 --> 24:13.668 terms of the ages fleet ? Yeah , we're 24:13.668 --> 24:15.723 in production now . We delivered , I 24:15.723 --> 24:17.890 want to say just over a dozen over the 24:17.890 --> 24:19.890 last year . So there , you know , I 24:19.890 --> 24:21.723 don't know , global Global Force 24:21.723 --> 24:23.779 Management . I know where they're at 24:23.779 --> 24:22.990 right now , but I can't really talk 24:22.990 --> 24:25.157 about it . So they are deployed across 24:25.157 --> 24:27.170 the fleet today and the sailors are 24:27.170 --> 24:29.392 trained to use them . But you mentioned 24:29.392 --> 24:31.503 I C B M , they're not really designed 24:31.503 --> 24:31.310 for that . They are long range and 24:31.310 --> 24:33.910 intermediate range missile killers 24:34.230 --> 24:36.452 demonstrated the capability to go ahead 24:36.452 --> 24:38.452 and I C B M . That's why they're so 24:38.452 --> 24:40.563 interesting . Yes . And FTM 44 we did 24:40.563 --> 24:42.786 demonstrate that back in 20 but we're , 24:42.786 --> 24:44.841 that's not , that was outside of our 24:44.841 --> 24:46.508 design space . Yes , thanks . 24:49.630 --> 24:51.908 Hi , Theresa Hitchens breaking defense . 24:51.908 --> 24:54.074 Thanks for doing this . Um my question 24:54.074 --> 24:56.241 has to do with the discrepancy between 24:56.241 --> 24:59.330 um the 1.6 billion that you guys cited 24:59.330 --> 25:02.910 for AEGIS . And then , and in the OSD 25:02.910 --> 25:05.021 budget briefing documents , they talk 25:05.021 --> 25:07.243 about sea based defense and they give a 25:07.243 --> 25:11.090 number of $3.7 billion . And so I just 25:11.090 --> 25:13.312 wondered if you could tell me what's in 25:13.312 --> 25:16.960 the OSD packet that's not in yours . I 25:16.970 --> 25:18.914 don't know because it , it kind of 25:18.914 --> 25:21.560 doesn't explain it very well . So , yes . 25:21.570 --> 25:23.848 So we have a partnership with the navy . 25:23.848 --> 25:26.070 So when you think about a multi mission 25:26.070 --> 25:28.340 destroyer , the navy owns those multi 25:28.340 --> 25:30.740 missions , what we bring to a AEGIS 25:30.740 --> 25:32.851 ship primarily in the destroyer fleet 25:32.851 --> 25:35.018 and what's left of the cruisers is the 25:35.018 --> 25:37.073 ballistic missile capability and the 25:37.073 --> 25:39.073 hypersonic capability for sea based 25:39.073 --> 25:41.296 terminal . So think about all the other 25:41.296 --> 25:43.518 missions of mines , anti mine warfare , 25:43.518 --> 25:43.350 strike warfare that all belongs to the 25:43.350 --> 25:45.461 Navy . And that's what you see in the 25:45.461 --> 25:47.517 OSD . Numbers for navy . Our numbers 25:47.517 --> 25:49.739 are tied to ballistic missile defense , 25:49.739 --> 25:51.906 integrated air missile defense and sea 25:51.906 --> 25:55.120 based terminal . Mhm . Okay . 25:56.250 --> 26:00.180 Uh my voices down , sorry 26:00.850 --> 26:03.770 from the daily . Um madam , you spoke 26:03.770 --> 26:06.500 about detect control and engage . So 26:06.500 --> 26:08.611 detect control . I understand you can 26:08.611 --> 26:10.920 base a budgetary figure on past 26:10.920 --> 26:14.250 projections . But um I was wondering 26:14.250 --> 26:17.700 like to get engaged . So how will you 26:17.710 --> 26:21.160 um forecast that budget ? How will you 26:21.160 --> 26:23.980 allocate a certain amount that see if 26:23.990 --> 26:26.180 North Korea China or Russia does 26:26.180 --> 26:28.920 something so like , can you speak a 26:28.920 --> 26:32.750 little about um uh budget being based 26:32.750 --> 26:36.430 on or allocated on engagement ? Thank 26:36.440 --> 26:38.530 you . Great , great question . We 26:38.530 --> 26:40.363 always look for a way to kind of 26:40.363 --> 26:42.970 simplify the complexity of defense . So 26:42.980 --> 26:44.647 when we talk about the sensor 26:44.647 --> 26:46.647 architecture , that's the detection 26:46.647 --> 26:48.758 portion and there's a lot involved in 26:48.758 --> 26:48.600 that , right ? There is actually a 26:48.600 --> 26:50.600 planning function that comes before 26:50.600 --> 26:52.878 that . Uh Then you have your detective , 26:52.878 --> 26:55.100 you want to go to track like we do with 26:55.100 --> 26:54.980 the space side of the house . And then 26:54.980 --> 26:57.091 one of the important things we didn't 26:57.091 --> 26:59.147 mention is the discrimination aspect 26:59.147 --> 26:59.130 and that is picking out the lethal 26:59.130 --> 27:01.297 object in a , in a complex . So that's 27:01.297 --> 27:03.463 the detection portion . And we just do 27:03.463 --> 27:05.519 that for a simplification when we're 27:05.519 --> 27:07.852 talking about overall sensor capability . 27:07.852 --> 27:09.852 When MS Atkinson mentions control , 27:09.852 --> 27:12.019 that is really the command and control 27:12.019 --> 27:14.019 battle management . That's the fire 27:14.019 --> 27:16.352 control system . You can think of aegis , 27:16.352 --> 27:15.670 you can think of that . You can think 27:15.670 --> 27:17.559 of patriot , you can think of the 27:17.559 --> 27:19.781 ground based uh you know , fire control 27:19.781 --> 27:21.781 system . So that's , that's what we 27:21.781 --> 27:21.620 mean when we say control and then you 27:21.620 --> 27:23.787 get to engage , you know , it uses the 27:23.787 --> 27:25.780 sensing capability , it uses the 27:25.790 --> 27:27.734 command and control to do a weapon 27:27.734 --> 27:29.846 selection and weapon tasking , launch 27:29.846 --> 27:31.679 and control those missiles while 27:31.679 --> 27:33.734 they're in flight because we talk to 27:33.734 --> 27:35.846 our missiles right , uplink down link 27:35.846 --> 27:37.957 in flight communications . And so the 27:37.957 --> 27:37.700 way we , we broke out the budget is to 27:37.700 --> 27:40.860 show you primarily interceptor uh 27:40.870 --> 27:42.870 procurements within that engagement 27:42.870 --> 27:44.870 space , but it's tied to that total 27:44.870 --> 27:48.250 system . Does that make sense ? Yeah , 27:48.260 --> 27:50.990 kind of . But I was like , my , I was 27:51.000 --> 27:53.910 wondering like to get engaged is very 27:53.910 --> 27:56.060 uncertain and why's your response 27:56.060 --> 27:58.171 within seconds ? Because this is very 27:58.171 --> 28:00.220 critical . It's smarter . It's like 28:00.220 --> 28:03.930 missile defense agency is like , so as 28:03.930 --> 28:06.041 you just woke on being detecting then 28:06.041 --> 28:08.263 controlling . But , you know , in order 28:08.263 --> 28:11.440 to get in an engagement mode , yes . 28:21.170 --> 28:23.226 Well , I always prefer to give you a 28:23.226 --> 28:25.226 full system , uh , answer . Right . 28:25.226 --> 28:27.392 Many of the things that you're talking 28:27.392 --> 28:26.970 about in terms of weapons control 28:26.970 --> 28:29.570 actually does are in place within the 28:29.570 --> 28:31.681 fire control portion . I think that's 28:31.681 --> 28:33.792 what you're really talking about . So 28:33.792 --> 28:35.903 threat flies , we detect the threat , 28:35.903 --> 28:37.459 we build a track on it . We 28:37.459 --> 28:39.737 discriminate what the lethal object is . 28:39.737 --> 28:41.848 We build a fire control system , then 28:41.848 --> 28:44.014 we launch the weapon and then we do in 28:44.014 --> 28:43.870 flight target updates and then we get 28:43.870 --> 28:45.981 to an engagement and then we do a hit 28:45.981 --> 28:47.926 assessment at the end to determine 28:47.926 --> 28:49.926 whether or not we're successful and 28:49.926 --> 28:49.520 then we'll go back and do it again . If 28:49.520 --> 28:51.610 we have to , 28:58.510 --> 29:00.700 you would have to dig into each fire 29:00.700 --> 29:02.811 control system . So ground based fire 29:02.811 --> 29:04.978 control aegis fire control , Thad fire 29:04.978 --> 29:06.922 control Patriot fire control as an 29:06.922 --> 29:09.144 example . Okay . So you keep a separate 29:09.144 --> 29:11.540 amount for that reserve reserve . If 29:11.540 --> 29:13.651 you tear apart the line items you can 29:13.651 --> 29:15.984 find it . Yes . Yes , ma'am . Thank you . 29:16.700 --> 29:19.990 Yes lady in the jacket , please . Patty 29:19.990 --> 29:22.101 Nyberg with Bloomberg government . Um 29:22.110 --> 29:24.277 I'm wondering if you can kind of break 29:24.277 --> 29:26.320 down mds um part of Gatsby two 29:26.320 --> 29:28.810 initiative and kind of the budget , the 29:28.810 --> 29:30.921 parts of the budget , that kind of go 29:30.921 --> 29:33.088 into that . Yes . So we will integrate 29:33.088 --> 29:35.143 in our program record with the joint 29:35.143 --> 29:37.630 all domain command and control for us . 29:37.640 --> 29:39.362 Its command and control battle 29:39.362 --> 29:41.529 management communication . So we say C 29:41.529 --> 29:43.696 to BMC , as MS Atkinson mentioned , it 29:43.696 --> 29:45.918 is our integrating element built out of 29:45.918 --> 29:47.973 necessity and I'll use the ballistic 29:47.973 --> 29:49.862 missile defense capability as the 29:49.862 --> 29:51.973 example as to why we had to do that . 29:51.973 --> 29:51.840 So I'm a ship guy , right ? So 29:51.840 --> 29:53.840 everything would be on the ship . I 29:53.840 --> 29:55.951 have my sensors , I've got my command 29:55.951 --> 29:58.007 control , I've got the operators and 29:58.007 --> 30:00.118 we've got the launchers on the ship . 30:00.118 --> 30:02.229 But when you spread that out to where 30:02.229 --> 30:04.173 in a BMD engagement to protect the 30:04.173 --> 30:06.284 homeland , you've got overhead assets 30:06.284 --> 30:08.284 that will see the initial warning . 30:08.284 --> 30:08.230 You've got radars on the ground that 30:08.230 --> 30:10.119 will put it into track . You have 30:10.119 --> 30:11.730 radars at sea that will then 30:11.730 --> 30:13.897 discriminate and eventually you get to 30:13.897 --> 30:13.830 the fire control and you're controlling 30:13.830 --> 30:15.997 it out of Colorado . So something that 30:15.997 --> 30:18.180 that is , that is that distributed has 30:18.180 --> 30:20.347 to have a system integrated and that's 30:20.347 --> 30:22.458 our command control battle management 30:22.458 --> 30:24.569 communications . It is the version of 30:24.569 --> 30:26.680 Jazzy to for missile defense . And so 30:26.680 --> 30:29.050 integrating into jazzy too is part of 30:29.050 --> 30:31.217 the program because we want to be able 30:31.217 --> 30:33.439 to provide data where it's needed . And 30:33.439 --> 30:35.494 if there's data that we can use from 30:35.494 --> 30:35.390 sensors that are not part of the 30:35.390 --> 30:37.680 missile defense architecture , then we 30:37.680 --> 30:39.736 want to bring that data in , right . 30:39.736 --> 30:41.958 That's , it's really about getting that 30:41.958 --> 30:44.180 data to as many places as possible . So 30:44.180 --> 30:46.402 you can leverage it . He's the C to B M 30:46.402 --> 30:48.624 C uh number that we saw part of the one 30:48.624 --> 30:50.624 point I think three or four billion 30:50.624 --> 30:53.610 overall for Jesse to We were separate 30:53.610 --> 30:55.110 and distinct from Jet C2 . 30:57.270 --> 30:57.800 Travis . 31:02.300 --> 31:04.760 Hi , Richard Abbott Defense Daily . Um 31:04.770 --> 31:06.548 I didn't see this in the budget 31:06.548 --> 31:08.437 estimates overview . Is there any 31:08.437 --> 31:10.548 additional funds this year for a slip 31:10.548 --> 31:12.770 of current G B I S and refurbishing the 31:12.770 --> 31:15.070 current G B I S ? The answer is yes . 31:15.070 --> 31:17.126 Did you want to provide any detail , 31:17.126 --> 31:20.000 Michelle ? Yes , the answer is yes , 31:20.000 --> 31:22.333 but I I don't recall the top of my head , 31:22.333 --> 31:24.056 how much it is ? Um And we are 31:24.056 --> 31:26.111 continuing with the G B I steps that 31:26.111 --> 31:28.333 have been initiated in prior years with 31:28.333 --> 31:31.500 congressional plus ups , Jen , please . 31:33.980 --> 31:36.147 Hi again . Um I wanted to ask a little 31:36.147 --> 31:38.313 bit more about the Guam architecture . 31:38.313 --> 31:40.420 Um I know you mentioned Aegis Guam 31:40.420 --> 31:44.300 system . Um There's a anti P 26 radar 31:44.300 --> 31:46.522 that's tying in and then a mention of a 31:46.522 --> 31:48.600 new army launcher . Can you talk a 31:48.600 --> 31:50.767 little bit more about what those are ? 31:50.767 --> 31:52.933 Like , what is the Aegis Guam system ? 31:52.933 --> 31:55.430 Is that an Aegis ashore type thing ? Um 31:55.430 --> 31:57.597 And then a little bit more on the army 31:57.597 --> 32:00.280 launcher , I'll try to walk the dog for 32:00.280 --> 32:02.790 you . So if you think about the types 32:02.790 --> 32:04.512 of threats that are , that are 32:04.512 --> 32:06.568 projected to come into Guam , you're 32:06.568 --> 32:08.568 gonna , you're gonna want to defend 32:08.568 --> 32:08.210 against ballistic missiles , right ? 32:08.220 --> 32:10.220 From , from , from all attributes , 32:10.220 --> 32:12.387 right ? You want to defend against the 32:12.387 --> 32:14.498 cruise missile threat and you want to 32:14.498 --> 32:14.240 defend against the hypersonic threat . 32:14.250 --> 32:16.472 So you need a sensor architecture , you 32:16.472 --> 32:18.583 need command and control and you need 32:18.583 --> 32:20.750 weapons that are in launchers . And so 32:20.750 --> 32:22.917 if you were to look at the map of Guam 32:22.917 --> 32:24.917 and say , what would that look like 32:24.917 --> 32:26.972 based on that when we mentioned T py 32:26.972 --> 32:29.028 six is , it's a different version of 32:29.028 --> 32:28.960 the radar . We'll have those on the 32:28.960 --> 32:31.182 island on the periphery so that we have 32:31.182 --> 32:33.404 so that we meet Indo pecans requirement 32:33.404 --> 32:35.990 of 3 60 you know , being able to see C 32:36.000 --> 32:38.310 360 degrees . So we have that and 32:38.310 --> 32:40.477 that's tied to the AEGIS system . Then 32:40.477 --> 32:42.588 you have the army's I BCS system that 32:42.588 --> 32:44.588 will use L Tams radars and Sentinel 32:44.588 --> 32:46.754 radars , right ? So those , those will 32:46.754 --> 32:48.977 fill in gas for cruise missiles and for 32:48.977 --> 32:50.866 hypersonic . And then we tie that 32:50.866 --> 32:52.866 together in a command suite that is 32:52.866 --> 32:55.032 brought together on a C two BMC screen 32:55.032 --> 32:57.143 so that the commander has the ability 32:57.143 --> 32:59.199 to understand that that total battle 32:59.199 --> 32:59.090 from what we're seeing coming in from 32:59.090 --> 33:01.312 space , which are your ballistic tracks 33:01.312 --> 33:03.410 or your hypersonic tracks . So that 33:03.410 --> 33:05.521 when we pick up cruise missile tracks 33:05.521 --> 33:07.743 over , in terms , we can make sure that 33:07.743 --> 33:09.910 those are being seen and de conflicted 33:09.910 --> 33:09.440 by the other parts of the system . So 33:09.440 --> 33:11.440 it really is a combined at a simple 33:11.440 --> 33:13.440 level . AEGIS and I BCS working 33:13.440 --> 33:16.500 together on the island . The new army 33:16.500 --> 33:18.667 launcher that's mentioned is that just 33:19.790 --> 33:21.920 have a mix of launchers on the island 33:21.930 --> 33:24.152 will have a vertical launch systems and 33:24.152 --> 33:26.263 we will have a mobile version of that 33:26.263 --> 33:28.530 launcher just because of the way the 33:28.530 --> 33:30.690 island is situated . And and so we it 33:30.690 --> 33:32.857 is not any just assure us that it is a 33:32.857 --> 33:34.801 disaggregated version of that just 33:34.801 --> 33:36.510 given the uh the land and the 33:36.510 --> 33:40.440 topography of the island . Yes , 33:41.550 --> 33:43.717 with Aviation Week , I had a couple of 33:43.717 --> 33:45.828 quick follow ups I could on the G P I 33:45.828 --> 33:47.772 the G A O last June . So the M D A 33:47.772 --> 33:49.661 downgraded the goal of G P I from 33:49.661 --> 33:51.717 fielding an operational prototype to 33:51.717 --> 33:53.883 performing a field demonstration of an 33:53.883 --> 33:56.106 interceptor with no specific path to an 33:56.106 --> 33:58.272 operational capability . Is that still 33:58.272 --> 33:58.140 true ? Yeah , so it kind of follows on 33:58.140 --> 34:00.140 to the question I was asked earlier 34:00.140 --> 34:02.084 where we are right now in time and 34:02.084 --> 34:03.918 space is at the mission analysis 34:03.918 --> 34:06.140 perspective . We'll be moving soon into 34:06.140 --> 34:08.500 the technology development phase and we 34:08.500 --> 34:10.722 were in a competitive environment . And 34:10.722 --> 34:12.880 so we will , we will along the way , 34:12.890 --> 34:14.612 you know , prototype different 34:14.612 --> 34:16.390 technologies and then pull that 34:16.390 --> 34:18.390 together into a field herbal weapon 34:18.390 --> 34:20.446 system is the plan that downstream . 34:20.446 --> 34:22.501 And I wanted to follow up on the jet 34:22.501 --> 34:24.557 ski to question as well . At project 34:24.557 --> 34:26.723 convergence . Last year , the services 34:26.723 --> 34:28.723 depended heavily on the joint track 34:28.723 --> 34:30.668 management capability . And um has 34:30.668 --> 34:32.834 there been interest in the services to 34:32.834 --> 34:35.057 adopt this to proliferate more to other 34:35.057 --> 34:37.223 operations ? Um What I've seen is it's 34:37.223 --> 34:39.279 been primarily in the cruise missile 34:39.279 --> 34:41.168 defense world . Um It's um it's a 34:41.168 --> 34:43.334 translator between the way we do track 34:43.334 --> 34:45.501 management within AEGIS and the way we 34:45.501 --> 34:47.668 do track management in I B CS . And so 34:47.668 --> 34:49.779 it's in the long term plan for Guam , 34:49.779 --> 34:51.779 but there's a lot of learning to be 34:51.779 --> 34:53.279 done because it's really a 34:53.279 --> 34:55.390 demonstration program at this point , 34:55.390 --> 34:57.501 but we're gonna continue to mature it 34:57.501 --> 34:59.501 because we see value and in sharing 34:59.501 --> 35:01.612 track data and it kind of almost goes 35:01.612 --> 35:01.500 back to the Jazz see , to question it's 35:01.500 --> 35:03.444 just another technology that's out 35:03.444 --> 35:05.611 there that has been proven in a couple 35:05.611 --> 35:07.778 of demos to be very promising . And so 35:07.778 --> 35:09.833 we're , we're on top of it and we're 35:09.833 --> 35:12.690 maturing it as a program . The lady 35:12.690 --> 35:13.450 right there 35:16.830 --> 35:20.030 um Chris Anderson , a WPS News . So I 35:20.030 --> 35:22.840 have a naive technical question about 35:22.850 --> 35:26.680 um Jazzy too and your uh battle 35:26.690 --> 35:30.630 management control system . Um So Meo 35:30.630 --> 35:33.420 and Leo satellite layers are , this is 35:33.420 --> 35:37.400 all um I presume , excuse me 35:37.410 --> 35:41.160 um critical to the success of the 35:41.160 --> 35:43.382 communication and the battle management 35:43.382 --> 35:46.500 control system because uh the 35:46.500 --> 35:48.670 communication has to be so quick . Uh 35:48.680 --> 35:50.847 What happens if there's a problem with 35:50.847 --> 35:52.958 latency ? Uh what happens if you have 35:52.958 --> 35:55.180 bad weather , something like that ? Is 35:55.180 --> 35:56.847 this a problem or is this all 35:56.847 --> 35:58.680 calculated ? And already there's 35:58.680 --> 36:00.902 already a big solution in detecting and 36:00.902 --> 36:02.680 tracking really fast flying and 36:02.680 --> 36:04.458 maneuvering targets is always a 36:04.458 --> 36:06.860 challenge which is why we , when we 36:06.860 --> 36:09.450 have our first two H B T S s is up and 36:09.450 --> 36:11.506 we're gonna take live data from them 36:11.506 --> 36:13.728 that is to characterize them in space . 36:13.728 --> 36:15.950 We have characterized their performance 36:15.950 --> 36:18.061 on the ground . But to your point , I 36:18.061 --> 36:17.510 can't remember how fast a leo satellite 36:17.510 --> 36:19.732 goes , something like 7000 kilometers a 36:19.732 --> 36:21.677 minute . It's , it's a really fast 36:21.677 --> 36:23.621 speed . And so , yeah , handoff of 36:23.621 --> 36:25.566 tracks is real challenging . Uh So 36:25.566 --> 36:27.177 that's why we're in space to 36:27.177 --> 36:29.399 characterize how we're doing there . Um 36:29.399 --> 36:31.621 And we will leverage , you know , every 36:31.621 --> 36:33.566 sensor that we've got , we do that 36:33.566 --> 36:33.510 today . By the way , one of the things 36:33.510 --> 36:35.343 I think a lot of folks walk away 36:35.343 --> 36:37.510 thinking that we don't have hypersonic 36:37.510 --> 36:39.677 capability today , we have the ability 36:39.677 --> 36:41.843 to fuse uh sensors from D O D and from 36:41.843 --> 36:44.066 the intelligence community , bring them 36:44.066 --> 36:45.954 in and provide that , that , that 36:45.954 --> 36:48.010 warning today is where we're at . We 36:48.010 --> 36:50.232 can do engagements at a limited basis , 36:50.232 --> 36:52.343 you know , from a ship if we're , you 36:52.343 --> 36:51.780 know , in an area where we can actually 36:51.780 --> 36:53.947 see them with the sensors that we have 36:53.947 --> 36:56.113 today and take them out with sea based 36:56.113 --> 36:58.280 terminal where we want to go is having 36:58.280 --> 37:00.447 the glide phase weapon and making sure 37:00.447 --> 37:02.558 that data goes to any user that needs 37:02.558 --> 37:04.724 it . So tough , tough question . Not , 37:04.724 --> 37:06.947 not a geeky technical question at all . 37:06.947 --> 37:09.113 It's , it's a real one . Thanks , good 37:09.113 --> 37:10.780 time for a couple more . Tony 37:17.030 --> 37:20.910 Ukraine defense minister in 37:20.910 --> 37:23.230 terms of crafting in theory and 37:23.230 --> 37:25.508 practice integrated air defense system . 37:25.508 --> 37:27.286 They're going to be getting the 37:27.286 --> 37:28.952 patriots their guys have been 37:28.952 --> 37:32.030 practicing it . It's Oklahoma does M D 37:32.030 --> 37:35.050 A have a role at all ? I given that 37:35.050 --> 37:36.994 it's an ongoing conflict . I'm not 37:36.994 --> 37:39.217 gonna answer the question here , Tony , 37:39.217 --> 37:38.720 but I'll be happy to talk to you about 37:38.720 --> 37:41.300 it later . I , I can talk to you about 37:41.300 --> 37:43.522 it in broad terms later , but I don't , 37:43.522 --> 37:45.744 it's not something I talk about in this 37:45.744 --> 37:49.600 form . Jeff , please . I 37:49.600 --> 37:51.711 didn't see anything on cruise missile 37:51.711 --> 37:53.822 defense , particularly cruise missile 37:53.822 --> 37:53.740 defense of the homeland . I'm just 37:53.740 --> 37:55.962 curious if there's any contributions in 37:55.962 --> 37:58.073 the budget for fy 24 from the missile 37:58.073 --> 38:00.184 defense agency on that front . Yeah , 38:00.184 --> 38:02.184 thanks Jen . So last year , I don't 38:02.184 --> 38:03.962 remember the exact date but the 38:03.962 --> 38:03.770 department made the decision to give 38:03.770 --> 38:05.826 that mission lead service to the Air 38:05.826 --> 38:07.830 Force . So we're supporting the Air 38:07.830 --> 38:11.530 Force . We have a demo program uh to 38:11.530 --> 38:13.641 protect the national capital region . 38:13.641 --> 38:15.752 We've come through our first hardware 38:15.752 --> 38:17.974 in the loop testing on that . And we'll 38:17.974 --> 38:20.141 go to a live demo . We have one more h 38:20.141 --> 38:22.252 will test . I don't know when I can't 38:22.252 --> 38:24.419 remember when that is , but then we'll 38:24.419 --> 38:24.390 get to an actual demo but all that data 38:24.390 --> 38:26.501 gets turned over to the air Force and 38:26.501 --> 38:28.612 we're in full support of what the air 38:28.612 --> 38:30.779 force is doing . You may ask what's in 38:30.779 --> 38:30.310 it for you from a missile defense 38:30.310 --> 38:32.366 perspective . If they're gonna bring 38:32.366 --> 38:34.532 new sensors online , we want access to 38:34.532 --> 38:36.643 those sensors . And so if we can help 38:36.643 --> 38:38.810 with the command and control and if we 38:38.810 --> 38:40.977 can bring the data down to serve , you 38:40.977 --> 38:40.560 know , the ballistic missile defense 38:40.570 --> 38:42.903 mission as an example , we will do that . 38:42.903 --> 38:45.070 So we're working very closely together 38:45.070 --> 38:47.181 to ensure we help us northern command 38:47.181 --> 38:50.880 meet that mission and we're about out 38:50.880 --> 38:53.850 of time . We got time for one more last 38:53.850 --> 38:57.430 question on detect control , engage . 38:57.440 --> 38:59.440 Do you have madam , do you have any 38:59.440 --> 39:01.820 budget for under the sea threats to 39:01.820 --> 39:03.764 respond to , you know , threats to 39:03.764 --> 39:07.300 submarines ? Um We we we 39:07.300 --> 39:10.770 don't go after threats to the submarine 39:10.770 --> 39:13.620 force . Um And so that's , that's a 39:13.630 --> 39:15.574 separate battlefield . None of the 39:15.574 --> 39:17.630 weapons that we in place fight under 39:17.630 --> 39:21.630 the ocean . Ladies and gentlemen , 39:21.630 --> 39:23.797 I think that wraps it up for today and 39:23.797 --> 39:25.574 for the budget , all the budget 39:25.574 --> 39:27.797 briefings today . So you're welcome for 39:27.797 --> 39:30.660 that . Um Admiral . Thank you , Miss uh 39:30.670 --> 39:32.892 Miss Atkinson . Thank you for your time 39:32.892 --> 39:35.114 today . And uh , everyone have a lovely 39:35.114 --> 39:37.337 day and uh , contact me if you have any 39:37.337 --> 39:39.448 follow up questions and I'll get them 39:39.448 --> 39:40.930 answered . Best I can . Thank you .