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1 Approved for Public Release
17-MDA-9301 (2 Aug 2017)
By: Lieutenant General Samuel A. Greaves, USAF
Director
Missile Defense Agency
August 9, 2017
Ballistic Missile Defense Update
To: 2017 Space And Missile Defense Conference
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved
for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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Missile Defense Agency Video
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Agenda
• Mission
• Priorities
• Advanced Technology
• Ballistic Missile Defense Review
• Summary
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Missile Defense Agency
Missile Defense Agency Mission
To develop and deploy a layered Ballistic Missile Defense
System to defend the United States, its deployed forces,
allies, and friends from ballistic missile attacks of all ranges
and in all phases of flight
Missile Defense Capability
Globally Deployed Approved for Public Release
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BLUF – MDA Priorities
• Continue focus on
increasing system
reliability to build
warfighter confidence
• Address the Advanced
Threat
• Increase engagement
capability and capacity
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BMDS Meets Today’s Threat but Requires Additional
Capacity and Advanced Capability to Stay Ahead of the
Evolving Threat
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Increasing Threat Complexity
Increasing Capability at All Ranges – Maneuvering Threats
3 Sea-Launched Ballistic Missile
Launches in 2016
8 IRBM
(3,500-5,500 km)
Launches in 2016
North Korea: Commitment to Long-Range Missile Technology