10 U.S.C. § 223
Section 223 · Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements
Current version, with additions and removals from the December 28, 2001 version.
(1) Technology.
(2) Ballistic Missile Defense System.
(3) Terminal Defense Segment.
(4) Midcourse Defense Segment.
(5) Boost Defense Segment.
(6) Sensors Segment.
(b) Separate Program Elements for Programs Entering Engineering and Manufacturing Development.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each ballistic missile defense program that enters engineering and manufacturing development is assigned a separate, dedicated program element.
(b) Separate Program Elements for Programs Entering Engineering and Manufacturing Development.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each ballistic missile defense program that enters engineering and manufacturing development is assigned a separate, dedicated program element.
(A) translate the most promising design approach into a stable, interoperable, producible, supportable, and cost-effective design;
(A) translate the most promising design approach into a stable, interoperable, producible, supportable, and cost-effective design;
(B) validate the manufacturing or production process; and
(B) validate the manufacturing or production process; and
(C) demonstrate system capabilities through testing.
(C) demonstrate system capabilities through testing.