Guam Defense System - Management

The Guam Defense System (GDS) Joint Program Office (JPO) develops a 360-degree Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense (EIAMD) capability that will defend the people, infrastructure, and territory of Guam from advanced ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. The GDS is a joint system-of-systems that is developed, manned and sustained by the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, and the Missile Defense Agency. The GDS provides strategic deterrence in the INDOPACIFIC region and supports the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI). In response to section 1660(b) of the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the US Army was designated as the Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) for the Joint Special Interest Acquisition Category (ACAT) ID program and, subsequently, the GDS JPO was established. The architecture consists of Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense [IAMD] Battle Command System (IBCS), PATRIOT Launchers, Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Launchers, Sentinel A4, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) systems, GDS Battle Manager, Tactical Operations Center - Light (TOC-L), and the Aegis Guam System comprised of MK-41 Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), Army/Navy Transportable Radar (AN/TPY-6), Command and Control Battle Management and Communication (C2BMC). Early Operational Capability (Increment 1) will occur in CY2027, Initial Operational Capability (Increment 2) will occur in CY2029, and Full Operational Capability will occur in CY2032. FY2027 funds continue the operations of the GDS JPO, Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facility-Policy (DOTMLPF-P) integration, and continued development of the GDS Battle Manager.