Ground-based Interceptor missiles

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:missile
gptkbp:armament exo-atmospheric
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:National_Missile_Defense
gptkbp:collaboration limited
gptkbp:components kill vehicle
gptkbp:countermeasures limited
gptkbp:defending_champion nuclear threats
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:2004
strategic locations
gptkbp:design gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:Raytheon
gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:designed_for intercepting ballistic missiles
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:development gptkb:1996
gptkbp:funding gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
congressional approval
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ground-based Interceptor missiles
gptkbp:intercept_method hit-to-kill
gptkbp:is_capable_of destroying incoming warheads
gptkbp:is_debated_in controversial
gptkbp:is_integrated_with gptkb:Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense
with other defense systems
gptkbp:is_tested_for gptkb:Kwajalein_Atoll
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
ongoing
Flight Test Program
gptkbp:launch_date periodic
gptkbp:launch_platform land-based silos
remote command
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base,_California
gptkb:Fort_Greely,_Alaska
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:U._S._Missile_Defense_Agency
gptkbp:military_exercises involved in joint exercises
gptkbp:number_of_interceptors over 40
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:operational_range global
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:U._S._Northern_Command
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ground-based_Midcourse_Defense_system
U. S. missile defense strategy
gptkbp:price billions of dollars
gptkbp:public_perception mixed
gptkbp:range up to 3,500 kilometers
gptkbp:reliability under evaluation
gptkbp:response_time minutes
gptkbp:strategic_importance high
gptkbp:success_rate varies by test
gptkbp:system midcourse defense
gptkbp:system_evaluation annual reviews
gptkbp:targets intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)
gptkbp:threat_assessment ongoing
gptkbp:training simulated scenarios
gptkbp:upgrades planned
gptkbp:uses kinetic energy to intercept
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ground-based_Interceptors
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6