Next Generation Interceptor
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The Next Generation Interceptor is a planned U.S. missile defense interceptor designed to replace and improve upon existing systems for defeating advanced long-range ballistic missile threats in space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballistic missile defense system component
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missile defense interceptor ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ground-based Midcourse Defense architecture ⓘ |
| componentOf | U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractAwardedBy | U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractor |
Lockheed Martin
NERFINISHED
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Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| control | ground-based fire control system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| customer | U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | U.S. defense industry ⓘ |
| designedFor | deployment in underground silos ⓘ |
| designedTo |
engage threats in space
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improve reliability over existing interceptors ⓘ replace existing Ground-Based Interceptor kill vehicles ⓘ |
| designedToMeet | evolving ballistic missile threats ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | in development ⓘ |
| domain | exosphere ⓘ |
| engagementPhase | midcourse ⓘ |
| environment | space ⓘ |
| fundedBy | U.S. government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceType | hit-to-kill ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
booster stack
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divert and attitude control system ⓘ kill vehicle ⓘ onboard sensors ⓘ |
| improvesOn |
discrimination of lethal objects from decoys
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reliability of earlier interceptors ⓘ |
| intendedServiceLife | multi-decade ⓘ |
| intercepts | ballistic missile warheads in space ⓘ |
| killMechanism | kinetic kill vehicle ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | ground-based silo ⓘ |
| mission |
protect U.S. homeland from ICBM attacks
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provide layered missile defense capability ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. national missile defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
defeat advanced long-range ballistic missile threats
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homeland missile defense ⓘ |
| rangeClass | long-range ⓘ |
| replaces | Ground-Based Interceptor with Capability Enhancement II kill vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyArea |
aerospace engineering
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missile defense ⓘ |
| threatEnvironment |
complex threat clouds
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decoys and countermeasures ⓘ |
| threatType |
intercontinental ballistic missiles
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long-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense