24 Feb 2015
Aegis Standard Missile-3
Mission Assurance for Unprecedented Missions
Lt Gen (ret) Trey Obering
USAF
Terminal High
Altitude Area
Defense
Sea-Based X-
Band Radar
Forward-Based Radar
With Adjunct Sensor
US Ground-Based Interceptor
• North Korean Threat
o Long range TD-2 missile capable of reaching US territory in development
o Medium-Intermediate range missile using advanced propellants based on Russian SSN-6 capable of reaching Guam in development
o Demonstrated significantly improved accuracy in their SCUD and No Dong flight tests
o Issued statement suggesting they had assembled nuclear warheads
• Iranian Threat
o Cooperating aggressively with North Korea – sharing technology
o Developing short, medium and intermediate range missiles
o Building a space launch capability
o Showing expertise in developing an indigenous solid propellant capability
The BMD Environment - 2002
• US Ballistic Missile Defense Operational Capability
- No ability to defend against intermediate or long range missile threats
- No sea-based missile defense capability
- Limited land-based capability to defend against short to medium range threats to deployed forces and allies (Patriot)
- US missile defense development severely limited by 1972 ABM Treaty with the Soviet Union until US withdrew in June 2002
• US Ballistic Missile Defense Testing
- Ground-based Midcourse Defense system had achieved 5 of 7 successful intercepts of long range targets (including 4 consecutive) since 1999
- Aegis had achieved 3 of 3 successes against short to medium range targets
• Decision was made to deploy limited defensive capabilities beginning in 2004
- Fielded operational prototypes for GMD (EKV)
- Deployed very limited capabilities for sea-based (SM-3 Block 1)
The BMD Environment - 2002
Command, Control, Battle Management &
Communications
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Patriot Advanced Capability-3
Terminal Defense
Phase
Boost Defense
Phase Midcourse Defense Phase
Integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System
USSTRATCOM USPACOM USNORTHCOM NMCC USEUCOM USCENTCOM
Defense Support Program
Space Tracking and Surveillance System Sea-Based Radars
Aegis Standard Missile-3
Ground-Based Midcourse
Defense
Forward-Based Radar With Adjunct Sensor
Midcourse X-Band Radar
Early Warning Radar
Sea-Based Terminal
Designated Lead Service: Air Force Navy Army TBD 4
Ascent Descent
Predator Airborne Sensor
Aegis Ashore
• Overall Test Record
- 66 of 82 (~ 80%) hit-to-kill intercept attempts have been successful since the
integrated system began development in 2001
- Includes Aegis BMD w/SM-3, Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD),
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), and PATRIOT Advanced
Capability-3
- 45 of 57 (~80%) hit-to-kill intercept attempts have been achieved for THAAD
(11 of 11), Aegis BMD (26 of 32), and GMD (8 of 14) test programs since 2001
• The majority of failure causes were mission assurance related to include:
- Poor workmanship in test silo led to aborted interceptor launch
- Improper configuration prevented launch of sea-based missile
- Unapproved supplier configuration change led to KV failure
- Quality escape in the production line led to KV sensor failure
- Improper grounding scheme between booster and KV
BMDS Mission Assurance
Mission Assurance Philosophy “The Four Aces”
Public Release 07-MDA-2336 (14 March07)
Authority
• Effective mission assurance requires empowerment from the
highest level of organizational authority.
- Mission assurance organization led by SES reporting to
MDA Director – speaks with Director’s authority
- Mission Assurance Provisions (MAP) and Mission
Assurance Implementation Plans (MAIP) plans on contract
- DCMA partnering to increase mission assurance footprint
Authority To Say “Stop!”
Accountability
• Program offices and contractor community are held accountable for practices that impact mission success.
- Accountability to the individual level (missile integrators, process owners)
- Mission assurance reflected in award fee structures (Integrated Flight Tests 13c and 14)
Accountability Drives The Culture
Access
• Effective mission assurance requires access to the highest organizational leadership, programs and supply chain
- Direct access to the contractor executives
- Direct access to program offices and contractors including subs – MDA Assurance Representatives
- Unfettered and unrestricted access to all Government and contractor operations, activities and documentation – Director’s access memo
Direct Line And Unfettered Access
Action
• Effective mission assurance actions influence program execution and behavior in order to achieve mission success.
- Government / Industry Partnerships – Stakeholder initiatives for critical suppliers
- Mission Assurance Audits – Parts, Materials and Processes enhancements
- Lessons Learned Road Shows (Chemical Systems Division, Integrated Flight Tests 13c and 14)
– Direct feedback at the highest industry level
- Award Fee Decisions
Effective mission assurance requires continual attention and resources
Mission Assurance Tools
Mission Assurance
Representatives MDA
Advisories
Supplier Roadmaps
Mission Assurance
and Safety Audits
Government /
Industry
Partnerships
Lessons Learned
MDA Parts,
Materials
And
Processes
Plan
QSMA
Unfettered
Access
MDA CEO
Days
DCMA QA
Letter of
Delegation
Industry
Stakeholder
Initiatives
MDA Assurance
Provisions
Summary
• Accountability, Authority, Access, Action are the four aces of mission assurance
• Focus on process rigor and attention to detail
• Use of independent review teams
Attention To Mission Assurance Pays Off
Contractor Processes
• Standard Processes with Quality Independent insight
• Software CMMI Level 5
• Contractor Independent Review at Major Milestones
STSS Mission Assurance
STSS SPO Project Management
• Daily Project Insight and IPT Participation at all levels by
gov’t and Aerospace members
• Technical Verification of all Requirements
• Participation with MDA/QS and DCMA
Independent Review Teams
• SMC IRT of Space Vehicle
• NASA IRT of Launch Vehicle (with Aerospace
and MDA audits)
• IPA and MDA external review
Mission Certification Process
MDA Director
Mission Approval
SPO Management
of STSS Demo
NASA Delta II
Readiness •NASA Engineering,
•Program Audits
•Independent Reviews
• Daily insight by
gov’t/ Aerospace
• MDA and DCMA
participation
Risk Coordination
and Mitigation
Demo Satellite IRRT • Managed by SMC
w/Aerospace support
• Outbrief directly to
SMC/CC
Independent
Aerospace
and MDA/SS
Audits
(Includes verification of all
requirements, including those
not covered by independent
review)
STSS SPO Insight and Oversight of entire Mission Certification Process
NASA
Booster Certification
SPO
Recommend Aerospace
Recommend
MDA Quality, Test Dir
and other staff
Aerospace
Info
SPO Info
SMC Commander
STSS Readiness
Recommendation