What project MT05 buys
The Missile Defense System Targets Program is an integral part of the Missile Defense System. Although Missile Defense System Targets Program is not a component of the fielded Missile Defense System, it supports all of the Missile Defense System programs across the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The mission of the Missile Defense System Targets Program is to provide an economical and reliable inventory of targets spanning the parametric threat space. These targets enable demonstration of Missile Defense System capabilities in operationally realistic scenarios. The Missile Defense System Targets Program develops and acquires five target types across four target classes. The target classes are Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM), Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM), Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM), and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM). The target types (Type 1-5) designate the complexity of the target within its class. Type-1 (T1) targets are simple baseline configurations. Type-2 (T2) targets have increased capability or complexity. Type-3 (T3) targets are threat unique configurations. Type-4 (T4) targets are subscale targets. Type-5 (T5) targets are advanced targets including Hypersonic Target Vehicle front end. The Missile Defense System Targets Program develops and provides Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicles (MBRV) and Countermeasures (CM) that can be used across the spectrum of target types and classes. The Missile Defense System Targets Program provides target digital models that enable the MDA weapon system program offices to simulate end to end sensor and interceptor performance during pre-mission analysis. The Missile Defense System Targets Program also provides maintenance, aging surveillance, refurbishment, and routine testing of government furnished equipment boosters and target components. The Missile Defense System Targets Program carefully plans the year of execution to assure the best use of appropriated funds. However, the Missile Defense System Targets Program must be flexible in its execution of the program in order to respond to emerging real-world threats or changes in the intelligence community estimates of when a threat will be deployed.
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Project MT05 funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 576.4 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 495.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 493.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 619.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 550.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 412.3 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 535.6 |
7 accomplishments / planned programs
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. 4 of them describe FY2027 work in enough detail to have their own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- MRBM T1/T2 - continue manufacture and qualification to support missions in FY 2027 (1 target) and FY 2030 (1 target). - MRBM T5 Advanced Target - continue manufacture and qualification to support missions in FY 2027 (1 target), FY 2028 (1 target), FY 2029 (2 targets), FY 2030 (1 target), and FY 2031 (1 target). - MRBM T4-E - complete…
Read the FY2027 plan →- IRBM T1/T2 - continue manufacture and qualification to support missions in FY 2027 (1 target), FY 2028 (1 target), FY 2029 (3 targets), FY 2030 (1 target), and FY 2031 (2 targets). - Initiate IRBM launch vehicle effects to accommodate MRBV-14 for the current Integrated Master Test Plan.
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2026 to FY2027 change - Increase from FY2026 to FY27 provides additional funding for MDA government oversight and management of IMTP activities in support of the Global Missile Defense Capability Development.
FY2026 to FY2027 change - Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 is due to additional Congressional funding received in FY 2026 for Affordable Air-Breathing Hypersonic Flight Vehicle and High Mach Airbreathing Targets.
FY2026 plans — current year Congressional Adds: - Affordable Air-Breathing Hypersonic Flight Vehicle (+$10 million) continuation of scramjet technology development program for high-speed air vehicles. - High Mach Airbreathing Targets (+$2 million) is new technology development for high-speed ramjet/scramjet powered air vehicles.
- Conduct final target integration with the test range to accomplish launch operations of one SRBM T4 target with countermeasures and one SRBM T4-G in support of an Aegis BMD using BL 10.0.1 (BMD 6.0.1) SW demonstrating multiple simultaneous engagements in a multi-level IAMD scenario, firing one Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB and two…
Read the FY2027 plan →- SRBM T4 - continue manufacture and qualification to support missions in FY 2027 (1 target) and FY 2028 (1 target).
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work - Maintain the capability to provide ICBM targets.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease from FY 2026 to FY 2027 reflects the current Integrated Master Test Plan requirements converting planned ICBM missions to IRBM missions.
FY2026 plans — current year - ICBM T1/T2 continue development and manufacturing of Ship Sets 5-9 to support pre-ship readiness reviews and flight tests in FY 2028 (Ship Set 5), in FY 2029 (Ship Set 6), in FY 2030 (Ship Set 7), and beyond the FYDP (Ship Sets 8-9). - MBRV-8 - continue recurring engineering efforts and manufacturing of MBRV-8 front sections to support ICBM flight tests. - MBRV-11 - continue recurring engineering efforts and manufacturing of MBRV-11 front sections to support ICBM flight tests. - Continue SR-119 motor stack development efforts to replace aging C4 motors on ICBM targets, including future Next Generation Interceptor testing. - Continue additional development and manufacturing efforts for…
Named performers on project MT05
Performers named in the R-3 exhibit under this project. Share is of the project's whole FY2027 R-3 total — the same denominator the program-element split uses, so the two read on one scale and will not sum to 100% when unnamed or government work is in the mix. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.