"21ST CENTURY THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE FROM THE SEA: CHALLENGES FOR THE GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY TEAM" Strike, Land Attack & Air Defense Annual Symposium #910 Johns Hopkins University Applied Research Laboratory Laurel, Maryland April 20, 1999 Missile technology is proliferating at an alarming rate. Ballistic missiles are in the hands of potential enemies. Cruise missiles of every type are worldwide. New weapons of mass destruction are being developed. Time is running out for a robust theater missile defense. This Symposium will examine the expanding role of the Navy and Marine Corps in joint theater missile defense. What will be the new operational concepts? How will the explosive technological advances in threat detection, data transfer, network connectivity, precision guidance, solid state electronics, computer engineering, and display devices affect the development, system engineering, production, and employment of theater missile defense systems? How can the laboratories and industry help in meeting the theater missile defense challenges in the 21st Century? The morning session will be devotedto requirements, operational concepts, resources, and the transition to acquisition. The afternoon session will discuss acquisition, system-design architectures, sensors and weapons, and information integrity. For more information please contact Dawn Collins at 703-247-2581 or dcollins@ndia.org. WEB: Click here to register for this event online, http://www.ndia.org/events/events.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Dawn Collins for more information, dcollins@ndia.org. Posted 02/16/99 (W-SN298453).

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