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Mr. L. David Montague, an independent consultant, is a retired President of the Missile Systems Division. and a former officer of Lockheed Corporation. He has more than ten years experience in general management of large product organizations. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Mr. Montague had more than 40 years of background in design, development and program management of military weapon systems, particularly ballistic missiles, and ballistic missile defense systems. In addition to his development expertise in both tactical and strategic strike and defensive systems, his experience includes the requirements, development, and policy issues of strategic forces and defense systems to protect against weapons of mass destruction.

A graduate of Cornell University Mr. Montague is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a recipient of that Institute's Missile Systems Award. Mr. Montague has served on numerous government advisory groups and studies, including eight years on the Navy Strategic Systems Steering Task Group, six years as a member of the National Research Council Naval Studies Board, various National Research Council chartered committees, and task forces for both the U.S. Army and the Defense Science Board. He served on the Los Alamos National Laboratory Director's Senior Advisory Group, and as a management consultant to the Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory National Ignition Facility

Technical background

Expert in complex systems engineering, effectiveness, integration and management of ballistic and cruise missile systems, UAVs, as well as exo and endo-atmospheric interceptors engaging these classes of threats.
Knowledgeable about surveillance, threat detection and cueing technology, application of that data for offense and defense system employment and evaluation of foreign missile technology.
Expert in strategic and tactical stand off weapon system definition, threat assessment, requirements, measures of effectiveness, weapon system synthesis, design, test and evaluation, production, deployment and utilization. Includes knowledge of current and emerging technologies for guidance and control, targeting technologies and surveillance capabilities and the application of that data for strike engagement planning, weapon targeting through weapon on target and post strike damage assessment.

Specific National Defense Advisory Activities

US Army Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Agency Minuteman Site Defense Study 1970
National Research Council Navy Studies Board committee on Advanced Weapons Concepts for the 21st Century, circa 1987
Georgetown CSIS Study on Deterrence and Stability into the 21st Century 1987
Defense Science Board (DSB) task force on Strategic force Modernization 1988, Issues for Strategic force modernization
DSB Task force - Strategic Forces and Supporting C3I 1990
DSB Theater BMD summer study 1991
Member Steering Task Group, USN Director Strategic Systems Projects. 1988-1996

Member of Following National Research Council Naval Studies Board Committees

to assess Navy Undersea Weapon Science and Technology, 1999
to assess Navy Theater Missile Defense Capabilities 2000
on The Role of Experimentation in Building Future Naval Forces 2002

Member of Panel chartered by the American Physical Society to study the technology and science of Boost Phase Systems for National Missile Defense July 2001 to April 2002

Member of the Naval Studies Board from 2003 to 2008

Member Naval Studies Board Committee for the Role of Distribute Remote Sensors for Naval Undersea Warfare 2005
Member Naval Studies Board Committee on Conventional Prompt Global Strike 2008.

In 2010 to 2012 Montague chaired and led the congressionally mandated National Academy of Science 18 month study of current and planned Theater and Homeland missile defense programs and alternatives leading to a 282 page report entitled "Making Sense of Ballistic Missile Defense" published by the National Academy Press September 2012 with a classified annex. This report contains specific findings and recommendations backed by detailed independent analysis and engagement simulations,

Mr. Montague is the author of a book on program management entitled "Restoring Trust - The handbook of Integral Management" copyright 2001, and co-author with Kenneth C, Malley VADM(ret) of a book on Defense system acquisition entitled "Getting It Right (Adventures in defense Acquisition and Management" published 2019, Amazon (ISBN 9781686243929)

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