Sponsors
Missile Defence 2012 is supported by:
Raytheon is a Leading Global Integrated Systems supplier and a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, Homeland security and other government requirements throughout the world.
With a history of Customer Success spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing, effects, and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon has focused on innovative solutions beginning with the development of advanced ground-based early warning radars through the deployment of next generation interceptors and kill vehicles Raytheon is an industry leader in next generation space, airborne, sea-based and land-based sensor systems. Raytheon has developed and supports the Space Tracking and Surveillance Systems (STSS), Multi-spectral Tracking System (MTS-A/B) on Predator & Reaper UAVs, Ground-based Radar Prototype (GBR-P), Sea-Based X-band Radar (SBX), Forward Based X-band Transportable (TPY-2), THAAD Ground Based Radar, and various Upgraded Early Warning Radars located around the world. Raytheon has key roles in Command and Control Battle Management Center (C2BMC) – including in Patriot Weapon System, THAAD Fire Control Center (TFCC), BMDSim for the Missile Defense Integration & Operations Center (MDIOC), Tactical Component Network (TCN), and NATO Air Command and Control Systems (ACCS).
Raytheon has also manufactured over 1.5 million missiles and has developed and deployed Missile Defense interceptors deployed such as: Patriot, Standard Missile 3 (SM-3), SM-2 BLK IV, SM-6, Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV), Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE), and Stunner Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD).
Raytheon is the only manufacturer of exoatmospheric kill vehicles in the world with more than 20 successful intercepts using their kill vehicle in SM-3 and the Ground Based Interceptor. Additionally, Raytheon provides flexible, reliable and affordable Targets & Countermeasures. Raytheon participates in numerous worldwide multinational partnerships including our relationships on Australia's Air Warfare Destroyer, Patriot, SM-3 Japan Cooperative Development, NATO ACCS, the NATO ALTBMD SE&I/Testbed programs and the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System.
Currently, Raytheon is linking its key roles in the US PAA, including the SM-3 interceptors & the TPY-2 Radar, with its important work on NATO ALTBMD as it evolves to provide territorial defense.
Lockheed Martin is a global leader in missile defense solutions and technologies designed to defend against attacks by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and other airborne threats. Lockheed Martin is responsible for key elements of the United State's ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) that are operational today, including Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense; the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile and the command and control/battle management and communications (C2BMC) backbone that integrates sensors, command and control and weapon systems elements of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System.
In addition, Lockheed Martin's next-generation capabilities include the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system, the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) and the Targets & Countermeasures program.
Lockheed Martin is a world leader in systems integration and the development of air and missile defense systems and technologies, including the first operational hit-to-kill missile. It also has considerable experience in missile design and production, infrared seekers, C2BMC, precision pointing and tracking optics, as well as radar and signal processing. The company makes significant contributions to all major U.S. missile defense systems and participates in several global missile defense partnerships.
Astrium is a space industry leader in civil and defence space systems, with world-class skills and extensive prime contractor experience across all sectors.
Astrium is the European specialist for access to space and manned space activities. In the civil sector, it designs, develops and produces Ariane launchers and is industrial prime contractor for the European contribution to the International Space Station. In the defence sector, it designs, develops and produces the ballistic missile systems for France's deterrent force.
Astrium has the expertise to define, simulate and evaluate ballistic missile defence architectures, as well as the competences and know-how to develop, qualify and produce space-based early warning systems and exo-atmospheric interception systems.
Recognition of this capability led NATO to select the transatlantic consortium TeamSAIC including Astrium in 2004, 2008 and 2010 to perform feasibility studies for a missile defence system protecting the NATO territory in Europe, where the Astrium Exoguard exoatmospheric interceptor concept was considered. In September 2006, NATO also selected the SAIC team to develop the first phase of a theatre ballistic missile defence system where Astrium is leading the systems engineering tasks and is responsible for the threat definition, leveraging its proven track record in engineering and integration of large space systems and its expertise in ballistic missile systems.
In February 2009, Ariane 5 put into orbit the two Spirale demonstrators developed under the prime role of Astrium. They pave the way to a future space-based early warning system to be operational by the end of the decade, that would be part of the French contribution to the NATO territorial missile defense architecture.
Thales Group is actively involved in Ballistic Missile Defence, especially through Thales Air Systems and Thales Raytheon Systems.
Thales Air Systems is one of the world's leading high-technology companies with its main operations focused on air defense and civil market (Air traffic management) with 2 900 employees with a turnover of 773M€ in 2010. Thales Air Systems has a wide range of experience in Systems of Systems, Architecture, Engineering & Integration and Test & Validation and is a key player in European and transatlantic Missile Defense programmes including:
- SAMP/T through Eurosam (French and Italian initiative)
- Early Warning and fire control Radars including SMART-L (sea), S band (Master, GM400, GS1000 as derived from M3R technology demonstrator) and UHF Very long range Early Warning Radar.
- NATO Active Layer Theater Ballistic Missile Defense / SE&I program in the Team SAIC (with its sisters companies Thales Raytheon Systems and Thales Naval Nederland).
Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS, 50-50 JV between Raytheon and Thales) is a world leading company in Air Defense of 1500 employees, based in Los Angeles (CA) and Paris. TRS is a major player in European and transatlantic missile defence through its experience in the field of BMC3, including MARTHA (Unique SoS vertically integrating ground-based air C2 systems), C3M NRF (Command, Control and Communications Mobile System for NATO Response Force 12), SCCOA (Fixed and mobile components for the French Air Force Air capability), US Battlespace Control System (BCS) and ACCS LOC1 for NATO. Besides, TRS is Prime Contractor for the Missile Defence applications for the ACCS TMD1 programme (BMC3).
TRS is also experienced in Systems Of systems, Architecture, Engineering & Integration and test & Validation as it is also involve in the NATO SE&I program through Team SAIC.
Thales Group has other BMD activities including sea TBMD (early warning and combat systems) through Thales Naval Nederland and Space with ThalesAleniaSpace prime of the satellite for the French Spirale EW experiment ( cooperation with Astrium, system prime). ThalesAleniaSpace brings its capabilities in high precision optics and space platforms, plus Spirale data exploitation.
MBDA is the first fully integrated, pan-European defense company with a single, unified management and operating structure. To manage national customer interfaces, MBDA maintains strong national footprints in France, UK, Italy and Germany. Building on the Aster / FSAF surface-to-air family, the Storm Shadow / SCALP stand-off family and the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile, our international programme portfolio answers increasingly challenging requirements worldwide. At a national level, our range of missile programmes completes our product portfolio, the largest in the industry. This product portfolio will benefit from newly shared technologies that will result in cost – and risk- reduced technology enhancements across the range, a prospect that will interest all MBDA customers. The long-term strategy is to pursue and reinforce the development of strong, mutually beneficial links with regional industry leaders worldwide. MBDA is the only company in its sector able to design and produce missile systems for land-based, naval and airborne requirements.
Aerojet, a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader, marks its 70th anniversary this year serving the missile and space propulsion markets. The company generated more than $1B in business in 2011, and has operating sites throughout the United States, as well as in London, Tokyo and Moscow.
Teaming with its international partners, Aerojet's expertise is relied on for manufacturing license agreements for complete propulsion systems, joint propulsion system development activities and material supplier agreements. It is the only company offering bipropellant, monopropellant, classical solids, variable thrust solids, and air-breathing propellant technologies to support a variety of systems that power and provide directional control for critical defense applications.
SAFRAN is a high technology international group, and a tier-1 supplier for aerospace, defense and security. SAFRAN Group generated sales over 10 billions Euros and has 55000 employees over 50 countries .
Sagem (SAFRAN Group) is one of the world' s leading aerospace company specialized in optronic systems, avionics, electronic and critical real time software's for defense and aeronautics. N°1 in Europe et N°3 worldwide for inertial navigation systems for aeronautical, marine and ground applications, Sagem is also a worldwide leader for helicopters flight controls and European leader for optronic systems and tactical UAVs. Sagem has 6000 employees in Europe and United-states.
Snecma Propulsion Solide (SAFRAN Group) is one of the world' s leading aerospace company specialized in solid propulsion and thermostructural materials. SPS is the European leader for design and manufacturing of solid rocket motors for ballistic, or tactical missiles and satellite launchers. It is the world' s leader for thermostructural materials applied to space and aeronautical systems as carbon-carbon and ceramic matrix composites used in nozzles or engine sub-assemblies. Snecma Propulsion Solide has 1250 employees and generated sales of 252 millions euros in 2008. Its customers include today's DGA and CNES as well as French European and American space agencies and industrials firms.
SME (SAFRAN Group) is a world leader for energetic materials for Propulsion. Its Propulsion business unit handles solid propellant grains design and manufacture for the propulsion of strategic missiles, space launchers. Calling on the innovative skills and expertise of its research center, SME has developed powerful new molecules to satisfy the fastevolving requirements not only of the space and defense industries but also for automotive industry.
Snecma Propulsion Solide and SME will merge on May 1, 2012 to form HERAKLES
SAGEM and HERAKLES are suppliers for strategic and tactical missiles, they have a unique know-how and portfolio of technologies to provide BMD interceptors projects with key elements of the propulsion systems and kill vehicle : Rocket motors, IR seeker, IMU and DACS ( Divert and Attitude Control System).
leading Israel Aerospace Industries: Israel Aerospace Industries is one of Israel's leading technological-industrial companies. The Company has gained worldwide recognition as the leader in the development of aviation and aerospace technology in the military and civilian markets alike.
MLM Division is the leading system integration house of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI ) As a multifaceted design, development, and system engineering organization,
MLM has the experience, knowledge,and capabilities to leverage its cutting-edge technologies to deliver systems that are among the most advanced in the word
MLM specializes in variety of disciplines, which enables it to act as prime contractor and lead system architect for governments and armed forces around the word, in league with other major international aerospace companies
MLM provides full service from the earliest stages of concept analysis, through development, production and installation, and culminating in integration and life-cycle support.
MLM is the prime contractor and system integrator of the ARROW Weapon System (AWS), the only operational Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile Defense System in the word, and the SHAVIT Satellite Launch System that was used for the positioning of the OFEQ satellite series in orbit.
The Navy BMD exhibit showcases the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System, the sea-based element of the Missile Defense Agency's Ballistic Missile Defense System. It features the technology details and displays on how our Aegis BMD System builds upon the Aegis Weapon System and the Standard Missile-3. Aegis BMD provides Long Range Surveillance and Tracking of ballistic missiles, and can share this data to cue other missile defense sensors and weapon systems. Aegis BMD with Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) provides engagement capability against short and medium range ballistic missiles. Future planned upgrades to the weapon system and SM-3 will enable the engagement of longer range and more stressing ballistic missile threats.
