(U) Active On-Board Protection

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U)  The long-term objective of this Air Force Research Lab effort is the identification, development and demonstration of active survivability enhancement options that will provide, in conjunction with on-board threat warning and attack reporting capabilities (TW/AR), the capability for spacecraft to avoid hostile threat environments.

Description: (U)
(U)  Balanced survivability, particularly for long-term, advanced threats to spacecraft will necessitate the inclusion of active survivability enhancement options to reduce or eliminate the intensity of threat environments by threat avoidance.  Extensive efforts in this area were funded and carried out under BMDO (formerly SDI) auspices.  The extent of this effort until further needs/requirements are established through mission/system vulnerability analyses, will be the evaluation, synopsis and archiving of the data/information obtained from the terminated BMDO effort.

User Impact: (U)
(U) To be supplied.

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Concept/Technology.
	(U) IOC: 10/2020 (1QFY2021).

(U) Organizations and Funding:
	(U) Air Force: Funding Source.

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) STW&ARS

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) Protection

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) National Security Space Road Map, SPACE CONTROL: NMD/ COUNTERSPACE.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Air Force.

Date of Information: (U)
21 November 1997

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)