Ground Based Interceptor
Abstract
The GBI program develops improvements to enhance reliability, counter emerging threats, and increase system performance for fielded GBIs. The GBI reliability program conducts the analysis and testing necessary to characterize the reliability and service life of the GBI Fleet. The data generated from the reliability program allows the Program Office to manage the GBI fleet, develop design improvements, develop fleet maintenance strategies, and extend interceptor service life. MDA engineering uses this data to develop battle simulations for the ground test program; and by the Warfighter in developing tactics, techniques, and procedures. The GBI program has multiple planned software builds to better utilize off-board sensor data providing improved on-board discrimination capabilities to select the most lethal object in the threat scene. Recurring work: -Conduct key Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) engineering assessments to document current performance/capability and identify potential risk areas to assess and improve overall KV reliability for the Warfighter -Collect Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability (RAM-T) data and analysis of performance metrics on the Operational System in order to continuously improve the system for the Warfighter -Continue Probabilistic Risk Assessment (reliability model) development to assess the GBI design enabling improvements to overall GBI reliability for Warfighter defense of the homeland -Continue Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP) functional testing of naturally aged GBI subsystems and components removed from previously fielded GBIs during upgrade/modification to understand performance and aging characteristics in order to establish life limits, achieve GBI maintenance cost savings, and build Warfighter confidence in aging GBIs -Conduct rocket motor propellant studies to extend the service life of limited life items in order to achieve cost savings on GBI lifecycle maintenance and further build Warfighter confidence in aging GBIs -Develop software development to improve system robustness and reliability -Sustain the capability to develop and test replacement components and to upgrade the GBI fleet Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 49515c5e02cc9781bb4736344a31c5b9