INNOVATIVE MISSILES AND BASING

DGI PROPOSES TO APPLY A TOP-DOWN APPROACH TO DEVELOP AND TEST INNOVATIVE, REVOLUTIONARY FAR TERM MISSILE AND BASING CONCEPTS AND SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES AIMED AT PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR A VIABLE CONUS BASED MISSILE FORCE IN THE YEARS 2010 AND BEYOND. EVEN IF CONGRESS APPROVES DEPLOYMENT OF THE PRG AND HML SYSTEMS, IT IS CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENTS IN THREAT TECHNOLOGY AND ARMS CONTROL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY PUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MODERNIZED SYSTEMS IN DOUBT. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE WILL SUGGEST AN APPROACH TO DEVELOPING OPTIONS FOR THE FAR TERM THAT COULD, IN PARTICULAR, INCORPORATE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SCRAMJET PROPULSION NOT TYPICALLY CONSIDERED FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE APPLICATIONS.