The Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) is the anti-ballistic missile component of the United States' Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. This interceptor is made up of a boost vehicle, constructed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, and an Exoatmospheric Kill …

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), previously National Missile Defense (NMD), is an anti-ballistic missile system implemented by the United States of America for defense against ballistic missiles, during the midcourse phase of ballistic trajectory flight.

2021年7月26日 · The GBI consists of a multi-stage rocket booster (Boost Vehicle [BV]) and a kinetic kill vehicle (Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle [EKV]), which makes interception of ballistic missile warheads possible using hit-to-kill technology.

The Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile is the weapon component of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, and consists of a multi-stage rocket booster (BV - Boost Vehicle) and a kinetic kill vehicle (EKV - Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle) for exoatmospheric interception of ballistic missile warheads.

The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the Missile Defense System provides Combatant Commanders the capability to engage and destroy intermediate- and long-range ballistic missile threats in space to protect the United States.

GMD employs integrated communications networks, fire control systems, globally deployed sensors, and Ground-based Interceptors (GBIs) that are capable of detecting, tracking and destroying ballistic missile threats.

2020年1月30日 · The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the first operational flight test of the GMD weapon system in March 2019, a two Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) salvo engagement of a threat-representative ICBM target.

2023年12月11日 · The GBI, which is part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system designed to defeat possible intercontinental ballistic missile attacks from North Korea and Iran, was...

GMD participated in one ground test, one developmental cybersecurity test, and three live fire tests. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) fielded improved capability for both the Capability Enhancement-I (CE-I) and CE-II Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicles (EKVs), and an upgrade to the GMD Launch Management System (LMS).

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) is the cornerstone of MDA’s layered missile defense architecture, providing an around-the-clock capability to defend all 50 states at a moment’s notice. It is the first and only operational system designed to defend the entire U.S. against long-range ballistic missiles.