The FY'08 Request for Ballistic Missile Defense
February 5, 2007
For more information contact: Christopher Hellman, chellman@armscontrolcenter.org
Highlights | Topline | Weapons | BMD | UAV | Discretionary | Global
The ballistic missile defense program receives more funding than any other weapons system in the annual Pentagon budget.
Background: As part of its Fiscal Year 2002 budget request, the Defense Department announced a major restructuring of the Ballistic Missile Defense Office (BMDO). Funding for a range of programs within BMDO were absorbed and redistributed in to five major areas of research. These are the Terminal, Midcourse and Boost Segments, the Ballistic Missile Defense Segment, and Ballistic Missile Defense Sensors.
As part of the FY'02 reorganization, some specific missile defense programs were absorbed in to the general research areas and have, from a funding prospective, effectively disappeared.
Meanwhile, as specific systems and technologies mature, they are shifted out of the MDA budget into one (or more) of the service budgets.
The Space Based Infra-Red System-High (SBIRS-High) continues to be funded outside the MDA budget.
($ in Millions)
| FY'07 Total | FY'08 Request | |
| Terminal Defense (MDA) | 1,092.1 | 962.6 |
| Boost Defense (MDA) | 629.0 | 548.7 |
| Midcourse Defense (MDA) | 3,043.1 | 2,520.1 |
| AEGIS BMD (MDA) | 1,122.7 | 1,059.1 |
| BMD Sensors (MDA) | 514.1 | 778.2 |
| Space Tracking & Surveillance (MDA) | 322.2 | 331.5 |
| BMD Technologies (MDA) | 193.3 | 118.6 |
| Advanced Concepts (MDA) | 353.0 | 323.3 |
| BMD System Interceptors (MDA) | 356.0 | 227.5 |
| BMD Test & Targets (MDA) | 594.2 | 586.2 |
| Multiple Kill Vehicle | 144.4 | 271.2 |
| Other Programs (MDA) | 1,017.2 | 1,069.0 |
| Joint Theater Air Missile Defense Org. (Joint Staff) | 52.3 | 53.7 |
| Total Ballistic Missile Defense | 9,433.6 | 8,849.7 |
| MEADS/Patriot CAP (Army) | 908.8 | 933.2 |
| Space Based Infra-Red System-High (SBIRS-High) (Air Force) | 669.1 | 1,070.0 |
| GRAND TOTAL Ballistic Missile Defense | 11,011.5 | 10,852.9 |