Ballistic Missile Defense Midcourse Defense Segment
Abstract
The Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program is the element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) that provides combatant commanders with a continuously available (24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year) capability to defend the Homeland against limited Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attacks. The GMD capability consists of Ground Based Interceptors (GBI), GMD Fire Control system (GFC) , GMD Communications Network (GCN), In-Flight Interceptor Communications System Data Terminals (IDT) and all of the ground launch support systems (silos, silo interface vaults, environmental control systems, command launch equipment, firing circuits and safety systems). The 30 operationally deployed GBIs located at Fort Greely, Alaska (26 GBIs) and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (4 GBIs) each deliver a single Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) to defeat threat warheads in space during the midcourse phase of the ballistic trajectory. GMD has the ability to quickly expand to 38 GBIs by FY 2015. The GMD Fire Control System consists of fire control nodes in Fort Greely, Alaska and Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) Colorado Springs, Colorado. IDTs are currently located in Fort Greely, Alaska, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to deliver an additional IDT to Fort Drum, New York in FY 2015. The GMD capability leverages integration of Ballistic Missile Defense System sensors in Japan, Alaska, California, United Kingdom, Greenland, and Turkey. Development objectives for GMD include: testing and validating the performance of the Capability Enhancement I and II (CE-I and CE-II) GBIs, development and testing of capability upgrades (e.g., Near-Term Discrimination improvements), manufacturing additional GBIs in support of operational requirements, flight testing, the Stockpile Reliability Program including GBI upgrades to improve interceptor fleet reliability and sustaining the fielded system. MD40 Program-Wide Support (PWS) consists of essential non-headquarters management costs in support of MDA functions and activities across the entire Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 0603882C_4_0400_PB_2013
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2011 adjustments include Congressional reduction (DoD and Full year continuing Appropriation Act, Public Law 112-10) and reflects realignment to DoD priorities. FY 2012 decrease of $1.545M reflects a congressional general reduction (Consolidated Appropriation Act of FY 2012 (Public Law 112-74)). FY 2013 adjustments reflects realignment to DoD priorities.
- Service Agency Name
- Missile Defense Agency
Entities
Organizations
- Missile Defense Agency
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