What Is FTG-12? Pentagon's Space Missile Interceptor Passes ... - Newsweek
Dec 12, 2023 · On Monday, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said the U.S. military and space-based forces' Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) had successfully taken out an …
FTG-12 (Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12)
Dec 11, 2023 · The test demonstrated the ability of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) capability to engage threats faster.
Missile Defense Agency Officials Hold a Press Briefing on President ...
Mar 14, 2023 · F.Y. '24 test highlights include FTG-12, a GMD test of a GBI in two stage mode, FTX-40, a -- an Aegis sea-based terminal test against a hypersonic threat, FTX-28, a THAAD …
This Is Exactly How The Latest Ballistic Missile Defense Test Worked
Dec 13, 2023 · The test itself was designated Flight Test Ground-based Midcourse Defense 12 or FTG-12, and its main goal was to demonstrate that the upgraded GMD — in Capability …
FTG-12 GROUND-BASED INTERCEPTOR LAUNCHES FROM VSFB
Dec 11, 2023 · A Ground-based Interceptor, an element of the overall Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GDM) system, was launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., Dec. 11, …
US flexible interceptor destroys ballistic missile in major test
Dec 13, 2023 · The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed a major test (FTG-12) of a stage-selectable Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) missile system that destroyed an air …
Northrop Grumman Supports End-to-End Missile Defense …
Dec 11, 2023 · 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) …
A First and Last Flight Test - Northrop Grumman
That morning, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in support of US NORTHCOM, completed Flight Test GMD-12 (FTG-12), the program’s final slated flight test in which a Ground-Based …
FTG-12 (Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12)
Dec 11, 2023 · The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with U.S. Northern Command, the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30, and the U.S. Space Command Joint Functional …
SMDC, RTS play role in latest missile test | Article | The United ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Called FTG-12, the test employed an upgraded GBI with a Capability Enhanced-II Block 1 Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle used to intercept an intermediate range ballistic missile.