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Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. General Accounting Office, [2003] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)53809014 Subject: Ballistic missile defenses -- United States -- Evaluation. Excerpt: ... 13 of integrated flight test ( IFT )-14, which is scheduled for the second quarter of fiscal year 2004. Table 1 summarizes our assessment of the TRL for each critical technology as of June 2003 and the date at which MDA anticipates each technology will reach TRL 7. A detailed discussion of each critical technology follows. Table 1: Technology Readiness Levels of GMD Critical Technologies a Critical technology TRL ( as of June 2003 ) Anticipated event / date for achieving TRL 7 Exoatmospheric kill vehicle Infrared seeker 7 Achieved On-board discrimination 6 IFT-14 ( 2nd quarter FY04 ) Guidance, navigation, and control subsystem 6 IFT-14 ( 2nd quarter FY04 ) Boosters BV + 6 IFT-13A ( 1st quarter FY04 ) OSC Lite 6 IFT-13B ( 1st quarter FY04 ) Battle management command, control, and communications Fire control software 7 Achieved In-flight interceptor communications system 6 IFT-14 ( 2nd quarter FY04 ) Radars Cobra Dane radar 5 Unknown Beale upgraded early warning radar 5 Radar certification flight ( 1st quarter FY05 ) Sea-based X-band radar 5 IFT-18 ( 4th quarter FY05 ) Source: GAO analysis of GMD data. Note: Information provided in the table - the configuration of flight test events and associated date - is as of June 2003 and is subject to change. a Assumes technology development and demonstrations will have been successful. 13 Integrated flight tests of the GMD element are real-world demonstrations of system performance during which an interceptor is launched to engage and intercept a mock warhead above the atmosphere. Page 11 GAO-03-600 Missile Defense
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