Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:abbreviation GMD
gptkbp:announced 2002
gptkbp:budgetFY2023 $1.7 billion
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:U.S._Northern_Command
gptkbp:component gptkb:Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1997
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Fort_Greely,_Alaska
gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base,_California
2004
gptkbp:expansion 20 additional interceptors (cancelled)
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:guidanceSystem gptkb:exoatmospheric_kill_vehicle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
gptkbp:interceptorStages three
gptkbp:interceptorType gptkb:Ground-Based_Interceptor
gptkbp:killMechanism hit-to-kill
gptkbp:killVehicleType gptkb:EKV_(Exoatmospheric_Kill_Vehicle)
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Raytheon
gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:Orbital_Sciences_Corporation
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:FTG-15_(2017_successful_intercept)
gptkbp:notableRelease gptkb:Next_Generation_Interceptor
gptkbp:numberOfInterceptors 44
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Missile_Defense_Agency
gptkbp:period midcourse
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:National_Missile_Defense
gptkbp:purpose intercept ballistic missiles
gptkbp:radarSupport gptkb:Sea-Based_X-Band_Radar
gptkb:Upgraded_Early_Warning_Radars
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense
gptkb:Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense
gptkb:Patriot_missile_system
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:successRate about 50%
gptkbp:target intercontinental ballistic missiles
gptkbp:testLocation gptkb:Ronald_Reagan_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Test_Site
gptkbp:threats gptkb:Iran
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:website https://www.mda.mil/system/gmd.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exoatmospheric_Kill_Vehicle
gptkb:Multiple_Kill_Vehicle
gptkb:100th_Missile_Defense_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6