Hard.Copy - 12 December 1997
ARTICLE CITATIONS GATHERED FROM COMMERCIALLY PUBLISHED JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTERS.BMDO Considers Options For THAAD UOES Plan. Aerospace Daily, Dec 08, 1997, pp 361-362 If the THAAD missile fails to intercept a target in the next flight test some changes may be made to the plan to move a User Operational Evaluation System (UOES) to soldiers in the field, according to BMDO. Although the missile has failed to intercept a target, BMDO Director LtGen Lyles said all the other components are performing well. Military Leaders See Directed Energy As Weapon Of Future. Aerospace Daily, Dec 10, 1997, p 379 Several senior military leaders believe directed energy will be the weapon technology of the future. LtGen Lyles said he sees directed energy weapons in some cases replacing kinetic kill technology. PAC-3 Test Delayed Until Next Week. Aerospace Daily, Dec 10, 1997, p 379 Poor weather delayed the PAC-3 test at White Sands Missile Range. US-Russia TMD Information-Sharing Faces Uncertain Future. Aerospace Daily, Dec 10, 1997, p 380 If an FY98 State Department authorization compromise for information-sharing between the US and Russia on ballistic missile defense related projects is not enacted, the whole thing may go down the drain. Wargame Shows Impact Of Air/Space Action. Aviation Week & Space Technology, William B. Scott, Dec 08, 1997, pp 26-27 The USAF's recent "Global Engagement '97" wargame underscored how dependent on space assets today's shrinking combat forces have become. Two Space Based Lasers were quite effective, particularly when integrated with other USAF, Navy and Army ballistic missile defense systems. Col C. Parks Schaefer, the USAF air staff director for the wargame, had firsthand experience with the SBLs' impact. "I was one of the 'red' team leaders, and [SBL] gave me a real problem," he said. "I had to have my space campaign taken care of before SBL got into orbit because, if I didn't , I wasn't going to have a space campaign. SBL has some awesome capabilities." Schaefer hastened to add, however, that "there's a lot of concern about whether, in the [2012] period of the game, we could have a functional SBL in orbit - and that doesn't even speak to the treaty implications." Cohen Puts Final Touches On 1998 Budget Request. Defense Daily, Bryan Bender, Dec 11, 1997, p 3 SecDef William Cohen put the final touches on the Pentagon's FY99 budget request during a meeting with top civilian and military budget officials. The budget request will go to the White House later this month to be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget before President Clinton submits it to Congress early next year as part of his FY99 federal budget request. Navy Successfully Test Fires SLAM-ER Cruise Missile. Defense Daily, Bryan Bender, Dec 11, 1997, p 4 The Navy successfully test fired the Stand-Off Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) cruise missile yesterday. The flight demonstrated the SLAM-ER's long-range, low-altitude flight capability and long-range data link control according to a Navy statement. Panel Endorses DoD Approach To National Missile Defense. Defense Daily, Dec 10, 1997, pp 4-5 This article discusses the NDP's endorsement of the administration's approach to national missile defense saying the threat of a limited missile attack is 10-15 years off. OSD Acquisition Office Says US Cannot Commit To MEADS. Inside Missile Defense, Daniel Dupont, John Liang, Dec 03, 1997, pp 1, 8 The US commitment to MEADS may come to an end after the project definition validation phase because the Pentagon's acquisitions office has decided it cannot commit funding beyond 1999. After Clinton Used Line-Item Veto: House Lawmakers Push To Restore Funds For BMDO's Clementine 2 Effort. Inside Missile Defense, John Liang, Dec 03, 1997, p 2 House lawmakers are continuing their fight to restore funding for the BMDO sponsored space program, including the Clementine 2 asteroid intercept effort. TRW's BMC3 Put Through Its Paces: BMDO Uses NMD Battle Management System In A War Game For First Time. Inside Missile Defense, John Liang, Dec 03, 1997, pp 3-4 BMDO used for the first time in a war game the battle management, command, control and communications system intended to be the brains of the NMD system. Reaction to the system is positive although areas have been identified as needing improvement. BMDO's BMC4 To Be Joint Technical Architecture Compliant By 1999. Inside Missile Defense, John Liang, Dec 03, 1997, p 4 The first increment of BMDO's national missile defense command and control system is expected to be fully compliant with and integrated into the DoD's overarching computer architecture by the end of FY99. NMD, Cruise Missile Defense C2 Should Be Combined: NDP Back '3 Plus 3' National Missile Defense As Part Of 'Homeland' Defense Idea. Inside Missile Defense, Thomas Duffy, Dec 03, 1997, pp 1, 14-16 The NDP suggests the Pentagon should integrate ballistic missile defense and cruise missile defense command and control architectures and accelerate the service's currently planned theater missile defense efforts. The NDP agrees with the administration's plan to develop a system and then decide when and whether or not to deploy it. Included with this article is the NDP's 'Homeland Defense' Recommendations. Response To Harkin's Concerns Over MIRACL Test: Clinton Letter: Threats Don't Justify Developing Anti-Satellite Weapons. Inside Missile Defense, Daniel G. Dupont, Dec 03, 1997, p 1, 17 The president has informed a congressional opponent of anti-satellite weapons he believes there is no near-term threat that justifies the development of an ASAT system. HERAs To Be Fired From Aircraft: BMDO Decides Against Ground Launches Of Target Missiles In Florida Keys. Inside Missile Defense. John Liang, Dec 03, 1997, pp 1, 18-19 BMDO has decided not to test the HERA target missiles for theater missile defense near the Florida Keys. Included with this article is Lt Gen Lyles' Letter on Florida Test Sites.
