Advanced Resource Allocation and Optimization Techniques for Global Missile Defense Battle Management

The MDA’s objective is to field a “joint, integrated, and multilayered Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) to defend the United States, our deployed forces, and our allies and friends against ballistic missiles of all ranges by engaging them in all phases of flight.” As new weapons systems are developed and brought online, they each contribute to the overall BMDS objective by providing capabilities that are typically optimized for a particular type of intercept. While each weapon system is expected to have its own, robust fire control system, an effective layered defense cannot be guaranteed without a global battle management system that can provide coordinated planning and engagement management across engagement phases, weapon types and ranges, platform basing, areas of responsibility, and ensure optimal use of the entire spectrum of defensive resources at the mission level. This proposal outlines the concept for a global battle management solution for both centralized and distributed battle managers, which interact with shooter fire control elements to create optimized firing solutions for real-time battle management.