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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SUPPORTS END-TO-END MISSILE DEFENSE DEMONSTRATION
Northrop Grumman Corporation supported the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.
Northrop Grumman provides solutions for every step of the kill chain. The recent MDA test demonstrates the reliability and performance of the GMD systems. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)
The FTG-12 test used a stage selectable Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile system against the company’s own air-launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target vehicle, managed by the GMD Ground System and Fire Control to demonstrate enhanced capabilities for the warfighter.
The FTG-12 test used a stage selectable Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile system against the company’s own air-launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target vehicle, managed by the GMD Ground System and Fire Control to demonstrate enhanced capabilities for the warfighter.
- During the test, the GMD Ground System processed data from multiple sensors to identify and characterize the inbound IRBM threat, devised a defensive solution and launched the intercepting GMD GBI to negate the threat.
- This test validated Northrop Grumman’s enhanced capabilities, increasing the performance of the GMD system against the evolving threat.
- The GMD system is currently deployed in multiple locations and is the first and only operational missile defence system to defend the U.S. against intermediate and long-range ballistic missile attacks.
Northrop Grumman serves as a strategic partner to The Boeing Company for the GMD development and sustainment contract, providing development, integration, operations and sustainment of the ground systems as well as the interceptor boost vehicle.
