GPTKB
Browse
Query
Compare
Download
Publications
Contributors
Search
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