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C2BMC Award for “Game Changing”
Advances to Ballistic Missile Defense
Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. James D. Syring
recently recognized the team’s exceptional commitment and
advancements with the 2016 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense
technology achievement award during a ceremony at Fort
Belvoir, Virginia.
Ensuring the Ballistic Missile Defense System operates as a unified, secure network amid emerging threats is the mission of the Command, Control,
Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC)
team led by Lockheed Martin.
Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. James
D. Syring recently recognized the team’s exceptional commitment and advancements with the
2016 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense technology
achievement award during a ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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the Ballistic Missile Defense System to better track
missiles, better distinguish between targets and
non-targets and ensure the most efficient use of
interceptors during missile defense engagements.
Rob Smith, vice president of C4ISR for Lockheed Martin
“Our entire team is honored by the recognition from
MDA. The award is validation of the partnership that
the C2BMC team has with MDA and the warfighters,” said Dr. Rob Smith, vice president of C4ISR
for Lockheed Martin. “Evolving missile threats put
increased pressure on every individual sensor and
weapon system in the Ballistic Missile Defense System. C2BMC integrates the best target data from
each element to enable warfighters to expand the
defended area with greater intercept confidence.”
C2BMC collects and integrates tracking and status
data from disparate Ballistic Missile Defense System elements so that commanders at various locations have the same integrated operating picture
and can make coordinated decisions about deploying weapons. This allows central commanders to
select the most effective weapons to engage threat
ballistic missiles.
The Missile Defense Agency recognized the C2BMC team for
developing “game changing” software algorithms that improve
tracking, object discrimination and weapon system transfer
for the Ballistic Missile Defense System.
The cornerstone of the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System, C2BMC connects autonomous sensors, weapon systems, and fire control to create
a global network capable of intercepting and destroying missiles during any phase of flight. The
MDA recognized the C2BMC team for developing
“game changing” software algorithms that enable
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