GMD
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GMD is a U.S. missile defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept long-range ballistic missiles during their midcourse phase in space.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ground-Based Midcourse Defense | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military program
ⓘ
ballistic missile defense system ⓘ missile defense system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GMD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | integrated into U.S. national missile defense architecture ⓘ |
| component |
Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
NERFINISHED
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Ground-Based Interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea-Based X-Band Radar NERFINISHED ⓘ command and control, battle management, and communications system ⓘ early warning sensors ⓘ fire control system ⓘ ground-based radars ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deploymentLocation |
Fort Greely, Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Vandenberg Space Force Base, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | limited ballistic missile attacks ⓘ |
| developmentStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| engagementMethod | kinetic kill ⓘ |
| environmentOfIntercept | space ⓘ |
| fundingSource | U.S. Department of Defense budget ⓘ |
| governingDoctrine | national missile defense ⓘ |
| guidanceType | hit-to-kill ⓘ |
| initialOperationalCapability | 2004 ⓘ |
| interceptorType | Ground-Based Interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyContractor |
Boeing
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Lockheed Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Northrop Grumman NERFINISHED ⓘ Raytheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killVehicleType | Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
U.S. Army
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Missile Defense Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlightEngaged | midcourse phase ⓘ |
| primaryMission | intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles in midcourse phase ⓘ |
| purpose | defend the United States against long-range ballistic missile attacks ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
NERFINISHED
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Patriot missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | homeland missile defense ⓘ |
| sensorSupport |
X-band tracking radars
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early warning radars ⓘ space-based infrared sensors ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| strategicCommandRelationship | U.S. Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | U.S. Northern Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetType |
intercontinental ballistic missile
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long-range ballistic missile ⓘ |
| threatFocus | rogue state ICBM threats ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ground-based Midcourse Defense