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 intermediate-range ballistic missile in...
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-Patriot MSE ...
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 Increment 6B configuration — can engage threats faster than was previously possible; exactly how much faster has not been disclosed.
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, 2023, at 6:38 a.m. by Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians, Airmen and the …
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-launched Intermediate...
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) target vehicle, managed by the GMD Ground System and Fire Control to demonstrate enhanced capabilities for the warfighter.
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 Interceptor (GBI) successfully intercepted an air-launched …
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 Component Command for...
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.