Ground-based Midcourse Defense system

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The Ground-based Midcourse Defense system is a U.S. missile defense network designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles in space during their midcourse phase.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. national missile defense system ⓘ
ballistic missile defense system ⓘ
missile defense system ⓘ
abbreviation GMD ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
component Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ
Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Fire Control ⓘ
In-Flight Interceptor Communication System ⓘ
command and control system ⓘ
fire control system ⓘ
ground-based radar network ⓘ
contractor Boeing ⓘ
Lockheed Martin ⓘ
Northrop Grumman ⓘ
Orbital Sciences Corporation ⓘ
Raytheon ⓘ
linked to: Raytheon Company
country United States ⓘ
defendedAsset Alaska ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
continental United States ⓘ
deploymentSite Fort Greely, Alaska ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California ⓘ
developedUnder Ballistic Missile Defense Organization ⓘ
Missile Defense Agency ⓘ
developmentStart late 1990s ⓘ
engagementEnvironment space ⓘ
engagementPhase midcourse phase of ballistic missile flight ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Department of Defense ⓘ
initialOperationalCapability 2004 ⓘ
interceptorBasing silo-based ⓘ
interceptorPropulsion three-stage solid-fuel booster ⓘ
interceptorType Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
killMechanism hit-to-kill kinetic interception ⓘ
killVehicle Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ
modernizationProgram Next Generation Interceptor ⓘ
operator U.S. Missile Defense Agency ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf United States national missile defense ⓘ
primaryThreat intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ
intermediate-range ballistic missiles ⓘ
purpose defense against long-range ballistic missiles ⓘ
intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ
relatedProgram Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System ⓘ
Patriot missile system ⓘ
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
testLocation Pacific Ocean test ranges ⓘ
Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site ⓘ
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California ⓘ
usesSensor AN/TPY-2 radar ⓘ
Cobra Dane radar ⓘ
Sea-Based X-Band Radar ⓘ
Upgraded Early Warning Radar ⓘ

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100th Missile Defense Brigade → equipmentUsed → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
49th Missile Defense Battalion → equipmentUsed → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
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49th Missile Defense Battalion → equipmentUsed → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
49th Missile Defense Battalion → associatedWith → Ground-based Midcourse Defense fire control system ⓘ
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United States Missile Defense Agency → overseesProgram → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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100th MDB → usesSystem → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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100th MDB → equipment → Ground-Based Interceptors ⓘ
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100th MDB → operationalControlOf → Ground-Based Interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska ⓘ
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100th MDB → operationalControlOf → Ground-Based Interceptors at Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense → partOf → United States national missile defense ⓘ
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense → component → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense → component → Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Fire Control ⓘ
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense → interceptorType → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
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Ground-based Midcourse Defense → alsoKnownAs → Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
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U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll → usedForTestProgram → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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Missile Defense Agency → uses → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
subject linked to: MDA
Missile Defense Agency → isPartOfStrategicProgram → U.S. national missile defense ⓘ
subject linked to: MDA
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Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense → interoperableWith → U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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Clementine mission → program → Ballistic Missile Defense Organization program ⓘ
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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle → partOf → Ground-Based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle → carriedBy → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
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Upgraded Early Warning Radar → supports → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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Sea-Based X-Band Radar → partOf → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
Next Generation Interceptor → componentOf → U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ
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Ground-Based Midcourse Defense → component → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
subject linked to: GMD
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Ground-Based Midcourse Defense → interceptorType → Ground-Based Interceptor ⓘ
subject linked to: GMD
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United States national missile defense → component → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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C2BMC → integratesWith → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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U.S. Missile Defense System-of-Systems → component → Ground-based Midcourse Defense ⓘ
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