Apr 19, 2012 · The test in question here is FTG-02, which took place on February 1, 2006. This was the first GMD test against a target using the both the kill vehicle and the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile booster that were (already) deployed.

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.

These tests provide data to anchor models and simulations that can then be used to verify performance and confirm the technological progress of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The MDA also...

May 9, 2012 · FTG-02, September 1 2006. The first test of operationally-configured interceptor against a target. Test was described as a success. Although an intercept was not a formal goal of test, MDA has stated that an intercept was achieved. However, DOT&E says a kill was not achieved (see post of April 19, 2012).

Apr 7, 2017 · By the end of FY 2005, nine operational GBIs had been emplaced at Fort Greely. 19 Between 2006 and 2008, MDA adopted an annual testing cadence that saw three successful intercept tests of the CE-I EKV and Orbital booster (FTG-02, FTG-03a, FTG-05).

Oct 19, 2012 · Ground-testing (using rocket-propelled sleds) as well as modeling and simulation demonstrate the EKV can strike the RV in a location that does not result in a kill. This was the case in Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI)-02 (FTG-02).

Aug 22, 2019 · The three prior tests, FTG-02, FTG-03a, and FTG-05, all resulted in target intercepts albeit in less challenging engagement conditions than presented in FTG-07, which had a longer time of flight and a faster closing velocity than the previous CE-I …

FTG-02, September 1, 2006 (FTG = Flight Test Ground Based Interceptor or Flight Test GMD). The target was launched from Kodiak Island, Alaska, and the interceptor from Vandenberg Air Force Base. This was the first launch of a GBI from Vandenberg instead of Kwajalein. 5. The Upgraded Early Warning Radar in

Flight Test Ground-based Interceptor (FTG)-02 took place on Sept. 1, 2006. The operationally configured interceptor was launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base, California. The launch was part of the flight test program for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program.

Aug 31, 2012 · The first intercept test, FTG-02, took place on September 1, 2006, and the MDA described the result as a successful intercept. This was followed by two more successful intercept tests, FTG-03a on September 28, 2007 and FTG-05 on December 5, 2008.