Ground-based Midcourse Defense system

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U.S. national missile defense system ballistic missile defense system missile defense system

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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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Ground-Based Interceptor	3
Ground-based Midcourse Defense	3
Ground-based Midcourse Defense system canonical	3
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization program	1
Ground-Based Interceptors	1
Ground-Based Interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska	1
Ground-Based Interceptors at Vandenberg Space Force Base	1
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Fire Control	1
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system	1
Ground-based Midcourse Defense fire control system	1
U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense	1
U.S. national missile defense	1
United States national missile defense	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. national missile defense system ⓘ ballistic missile defense system ⓘ missile defense system ⓘ
abbreviation	GMD ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ surface form: Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system
component	Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ Ground-based Midcourse Defense system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ground-Based Interceptor Ground-based Midcourse Defense system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Fire Control Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) system ⓘ surface form: 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 Company ⓘ surface form: Raytheon
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defendedAsset	Alaska ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ contiguous United States ⓘ surface form: continental United States
deploymentSite	Fort Greely, Alaska ⓘ Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ surface form: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
developedUnder	United States Missile Defense Agency ⓘ surface form: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization United States Missile Defense Agency ⓘ surface form: Missile Defense Agency
developmentStart	late 1990s ⓘ
engagementEnvironment	space ⓘ
engagementPhase	midcourse phase of ballistic missile flight ⓘ
governingBody	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
initialOperationalCapability	2004 ⓘ
interceptorBasing	silo-based ⓘ
interceptorPropulsion	three-stage solid-fuel booster ⓘ
interceptorType	Ground-based Midcourse Defense system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ground-Based Interceptor
killMechanism	hit-to-kill kinetic interception ⓘ
killVehicle	Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle ⓘ
modernizationProgram	Next Generation Interceptor ⓘ
operator	United States Missile Defense Agency ⓘ surface form: U.S. Missile Defense Agency United States Army ⓘ
partOf	Ground-based Midcourse Defense system self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
usesSensor	AN/TPY-2 radar ⓘ Cobra Dane radar ⓘ Sea-Based X-Band Radar ⓘ Upgraded Early Warning Radar ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

100th Missile Defense Brigade → equipmentUsed → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

49th Missile Defense Battalion → equipmentUsed → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-Based Interceptor

49th Missile Defense Battalion → equipmentUsed → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

49th Missile Defense Battalion → associatedWith → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense fire control system

United States Missile Defense Agency → overseesProgram → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense

100th MDB → usesSystem → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-based Midcourse Defense

100th MDB → equipment → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-Based Interceptors

100th MDB → operationalControlOf → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-Based Interceptors at Fort Greely, Alaska

100th MDB → operationalControlOf → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ground-Based Interceptors at Vandenberg Space Force Base

Ground-based Midcourse Defense system → partOf → Ground-based Midcourse Defense system self-linksurface differs ⓘ