TARGET DAMAGE ASSESSMENT BY BALLISTICALLY DELIVERED SENSORS

THIS PHASE I STUDY WOULD BEGIN WITH AN OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS MATRIX INCLUDING: WORLD SETTING; MISSIONS; MISSION PHASES; OBJECTIVES; TARGET "SIGNATURE"; PAYLOAD REQUIREMENTS; SENSOR REQUIREMENTS AND SURVIVABILITY REQUIREMENTS. MISSIONS WOULD INCLUDE DAMAGE ASSESS-MENT, DAMAGE ASSESSMENT/STRIKE, AND "SPECIAL SENSORS". MISSIONS AND CONCEPTS OF OPERATION WOULD BE VALIDATED WITH SPONSOR AND STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND. THE ROLE OF "SPECIAL SENSORS" IN CONJUNCTION WITH SICBM WEAPONS AGAINST STRATEGIC RELOCATABLE TARGETS (SRTS) WOULD BE CAREFULLY EXAMINED. DATA FROM ON-GOING BMO PRDA SRT EFFORTS (MISSION TIMELINES, VIEWING GEOMETRIES, SENSOR CAPABILITIES, PAYLOAD CONSTRAINTS, ETC.) WILL BE EXTREMELY USEFUL TO THIS STUDY AND ALLOW US TO FOCUS ON MISSION EFFECTIVENESS WITHOUT INVESTIGATING A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACQUIRE BACKGROUND DATA.