Sec. 1652. Development of persistent space-based sensor architecture
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Unless otherwise directed or recommended by the Ballistic Missile Defense Review (BMDR), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall develop, using sound acquisition practices, a highly reliable and cost-effective persistent space-based sensor architecture capable of supporting the ballistic missile defense system. The Director shall ensure that the sensor architecture developed under subsection
(a)is rigorously tested before final production decisions or operational deployment. The sensor architecture developed under subsection
(a)shall include one or more of the following functions: Control of increased raid sizes. Precision tracking of threat missiles. Fire-control-quality tracks of evolving threat missiles. Enabling of launch-on-remote and engage-on-remote capabilities. Discrimination of warheads. Effective kill assessment. Enhanced shot doctrine. Integration with the command, control, battle management, and communication program of the ballistic missile defense system. Integration with all other elements of the current ballistic missile defense system, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, Aegis Ashore, and Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems. Such additional functions as determined by the Ballistic Missile Defense Review. Whenever the Director develops a cost estimate for the sensor architecture required by subsection (a), the Director shall use— the cost-estimating and assessment guide of the Government Accountability Office entitled GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide (GAO–09–3SP), or a successor guide; or the most current operating and support cost-estimating guide of the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE).