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MISSION The Advanced Technology Directorate (DV) is responsible for identifying and developing new technologies to improve BMDS capabilities. We promote investments to support spiral development of the system with minimal acquisition risk and offer both evolutionary and revolutionary improve- ments to outpace tomorrow’s ballistic missile threat. Ad- vanced Technology also leads a national effort to develop algorithms for improved target discrimination, sensor data fusion, and battle management capabilities. PrOGrAM DESCrIPTION Advanced Technology serves as the focal point for identification and evaluation of advanced concepts with applicability to the system. For those technologies selected for development, Advanced Technology promotes their integration into the system through spiral development and invests resources in a balanced technology portfolio, includ- ing evolutionary, near-term enhancements, and revolution-ary, far-term capabilities. These investments offer potential for dramatic improvement in system performance against the evolving ballistic missile threat. Approaches that are Advanced technology used to identify relevant new technologies and concepts include recurring technology-focused Broad Agency An- nouncements (BAA) to solicit proposals from individuals, businesses, universities, and international entities. Advanced Technology conducts outreach activities and collabora- tive efforts with industry, academia, and other government agencies and foreign activities. Technology areas for ad- vanced development include: active and passive sensors, di-rected energy systems (lasers); interceptors; portable energy sources; decision and discrimination algorithms; fuels; and materials research. Advanced Technology also conducts the Technology Applications Program to assist businesses in the commercialization of developed technologies through product development, partnerships, and private funding to improve a product’s technological maturity, while sharing cost and risk. The Deputy for Advanced Technology acts as the primary coordinator for the Missile Defense Agency’s Science and Technology (S&T) activities within the Depart- ment of Defense and with allied nations. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BMDS The Advanced Technology Directorate ensures that ap-propriate technologies are being developed for the next generation of the BMDS. Technological areas of need are identified by the MDA Elements and the MDA System Engineer, resulting gaps are identified, and promising ap-proaches are pursued. During the developmental efforts, DV also works with the elements to test developmental technology in relevant environments wherever possible, and establish a path for insertion of these technologies into existing systems. 2007 ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Delivered engineering versions of an initial TPY-2 / SBX discrimination fusion capability to BC--X-Lab for transition testing • Matured 44 algorithms by one or more technology readi- ness level • Demonstrated light-weight “green” monopropellant divert and attitude control system in laboratory tests • Developed CONOPS and initial design to carry PAC-3 and THAAD missiles on an F-15 • Developed CONOPS and initial design of an air- launched interceptor integrating AIM-9X seeker with AMRAAM booster and “green” monopropellant kill vehicle • Characterized in laboratory an active-passive seeker testbed prototype • Conducted light gas gun testing of novel configuration reactive materials to enhance kill vehicle lethality • Demonstrated advanced radar signal processing algo- rithms that enable coherence of distributed receive antennas • Made outstanding performance improvements in Over the Horizon HF Radar program • Confirmed engineering analyses which indicate a low power, phased array, “next generation” digital radar sys-tem is possible with performance potentially exceeding current systems’ performance and with acquisition and O&S costs far below current systems Majority of work for Advanced technology is performed in the green colored states.