Ground Based Interceptor
Abstract
Due to the move of GBI manufacturing to procurement, the FY19 Ground Based Interceptor Development, Manufacturing and Reliability accomplishments were consolidated in this accomplishment beginning in FY 2020. The GBI accomplishment will continue to develop improvements to enhance reliability, counter emerging threats, eliminate obsolescence and incorporate available technologies. The GBI Program will continue acquisition of boosters. 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. The data is also used by MDA engineering to develop battle simulations for the ground test program; and by the Warfighter in developing tactics, techniques, and procedures. Recurring work: Conduct of key Kill Vehicle (KV) engineering assessments including integrated sneak circuit analyses, Worst Case Circuit Analysis, and electrical/thermal derating analyses to document current performance/capability and identify potential risk areas to assess and improve overall KV reliability for the Warfighter; collection of 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 the 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; and continue 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. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- d57291234762fdabc43864d23b28c69b