Homeland Missile Defense System Conducts Successful Intercept Of Target (FTG 12 Mission Video)

FTG-12 (Flight Test Ground-Based Midcourse Defense-12)

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 Integrated Missile Defense, conducted a successful intercept of an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) by an upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI). The test, designated FTG-12, demonstrated the ability of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) capability to engage threats faster.

The test employed an upgraded GBI with a Capability Enhanced-II Block 1 Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle. This test was also the first test of a three-stage GBI operating in two-stage mode, which means the third stage was commanded not to ignite and allowed earlier release of the kill vehicle, providing closer range engagements.

Read the full press release from the Missile Defense Agency: https://www.mda.mil/news/23news0006.html

Video Credit: Missile Defense Agency

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