MilitarySpot.com

Serving the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and National Guard

Online Schools
| Find Jobs
Follow MilitarySpot:
 
  • Home
  • Enlist
    • Join The Army
    • Join The Navy
    • Join The Air Force
    • Join The Marines
    • Join The Coast Guard
    • Join The National Guard
    • ASVAB
    • Army Physical Fitness Test
    • Military Draft
    • Prior Service Army Enlistment
  • Career
    • Join the Military
    • Jobs for Military and Civilians
    • Career Center
    • Prior Service Army Enlistment
    • Criminal Justice
  • Education
    • Online Schools
    • Spouse Education Benefits
    • GI Bill
    • Military Schools
    • Criminal Justice
  • Benefits
    • Army Benefits
    • Navy Benefits
    • Air Force Benefits
    • Marine Corps Benefits
    • National Guard Benefits
    • Coast Guard Benefits
    • 2012 Basic Pay Rates
    • Allowances
    • Special & Incentive Pay
    • Military Spouse Education Benefits
    • VA Education Benefits
    • GI Bill
  • News
    • Headline News
    • Army News
    • Marines News
    • Airforce News
  • Finance
    • Debt Relief
    • Military Pay Rates
    • Military Personal Loans
    • VA Loans
    • Military Star Card
    • Military MyPay
  • Spouses
    • School Finder
    • Scholarships & Grants
    • PCS, DITY, & Moving
    • Pay Rates
    • MyCAA
    • Education Benefits
  • Community
    • Military Games
    • Military Reunions
    • Classifieds
    • Photo Gallery
    • Buddy Finder
    • MilitarySpot Pinups
    • Military Bases
  • Resources
    • Military Alphabet
    • Military Reunions
    • Military Acronyms
    • Currency Converter
    • Military Tools
    • Ranks
    • Military Time
    • Military Tactics
    • Military Discounts
    • Military Games
    • Military Videos
    • Photo Gallery
    • Infographics
    • How To
  • Travel

US Conducts Successful Missile Intercept Test in Pacific

June 23, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) – The U.S. military successfully intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile test target June 22 launched from the U.S. Army’s Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, according to a Defense Department news release.

The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command, Integrated Missile Defense, U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Navy completed an integrated exercise of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense element of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System, according to the release.

“I am very proud of the government and industry team conducting the test today. Their professionalism and dedication made this test a success,” Navy Vice Adm. James D. Syring, the Missile Defense Agency’s director, said in the release.

Contact a Recruiter!

During the test today, the release said, a long-range ground-based interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile target launched from Kwajalein.

The test, designated Flight Test Ground-Based Interceptor-06b, will provide necessary data to assess the performance of numerous ballistic missile defense elements for homeland defense, the release said.

The successful test “is a very important step in our continuing efforts to improve and increase the reliability of our homeland ballistic missile defense system,” Syring said in the release.

Do you have Prior Military Service? The NAVY Wants You!

“We’ll continue efforts to ensure our deployed ground-based interceptors and our overall homeland defensive architecture continue to provide the warfighter an effective and dependable system to defend the country,” the admiral added.

For this exercise, a threat-representative, intermediate-range ballistic missile target was launched from the Reagan Test Site, the release said. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper, with its Aegis Weapon System, detected and tracked the target using its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar, which provided data to the GMD fire control system via the Command, Control, Battle Management and Communication system. The Sea-Based X-Band radar also tracked the target and relayed information to the GMD fire control system to assist in the target engagement and collect test data.

About six minutes after target launch, the Ground-Based Interceptor was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, according to the release. A three-stage booster rocket system propelled the interceptor’s Capability Enhancement II EKV into the target missile’s projected trajectory in space. The kill vehicle maneuvered to the target, performed discrimination, and intercepted the threat warhead with “hit to kill” technology, using only the force of the direct collision between the interceptor and the target to destroy the target warhead. This was the first intercept using the second-generation Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.

An operational crew of U.S. Army soldiers from the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, remotely launched the interceptor, the release said.

Initial indications are that all components performed as designed, according to the release. Program officials will spend the next several months conducting an extensive assessment and evaluation of system performance based upon telemetry and other data obtained during the test.

The test was the 65th successful hit-to-kill intercept of 81 attempts since 2001 for the Ballistic Missile Defense System, the release said. The GMD element of the system has completed four intercepts using the operationally configured interceptor since 2006. Operational Ground-Based Interceptors are currently deployed at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, protecting the nation and its friends and allies against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack.

Related Posts:

  • Missile Defense System Performs Successful Flight TestMissile Defense System Performs Successful Flight Test
  • U.S. Bolstering Missile DefenseU.S. Bolstering Missile Defense
  • Army Successfully Launches Advanced Hypersonic Weapon DemonstratorArmy Successfully Launches Advanced Hypersonic Weapon…
  • Mann Addresses Missile Defense Future During SymposiumMann Addresses Missile Defense Future During Symposium
  • Innovative Army Technology Gains New PotentialInnovative Army Technology Gains New Potential
  • Navy Warfare Center Division Conducts Production Acceptance Test of Tomahawk MissileNavy Warfare Center Division Conducts Production Acceptance…

Comments

Filed Under: Navy, News

First Name:
Email:
 
  • News
  • Enlist
  • Education
  • Career
  • Finance

DoD Honors Barbara Bush as ‘Dedicated Advocate’ for Military

APRIL 20, 2018, Washington D.C. – The Defense Department paid tribute today to former first lady Barbara Bush, who died April 17. She was 92. “Mrs. Bush had many roles with great significance to many people,” chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White said in a news conference today. “To the military, she was a Navy […]

First Female Marine Students Arrive at SOI-West

MARCH 8, 2018, Camp Pendleton, CA – This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training Company on the West Coast. “It is important, one team one fight, at the end of the day it’s to show the Marine Corps can produce [Marines] regardless of gender and complete any mission.” Said Sgt. Ambar Gonzalez, a […]

The Forever GI Bill

The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, also known as the “Forever GI Bill,” was signed into law on August 17, 2017, and brings significant changes to Veterans’ education benefits over the next few years. Most enhance or expand education benefits for Veterans, servicemembers, families and survivors. Here’s a list of the changes and […]

The Soldier Doctor That Diagnoses Helicopters

MARCH 29, 2018, Taji Military Complex, Iraq – A torque wrench squeals as it secures the bolts of a forward support tube onto a UH-60 Black Hawk engine in a maintenance shop March 23. U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 126 Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) aircraft power plant repairer Spc Kathleen Scanlon, works with her […]

The Three Biggest Mistakes Service Members are Making With Their Money

APRIL 4, 2018, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA – Since April is Financial Literacy Month, Joe Chesloski, a personal financial counselor with more than 20 years of business and finance experience, offered his perspective on the biggest mistakes service members make with their money — and how those mistakes can be avoided. BE CAUTIOUS WITH […]

Recent Posts

  • DoD Honors Barbara Bush as ‘Dedicated Advocate’ for Military
  • DoD Must Be More Agile in Technology Development
  • ‘Realm of the Possible’ Revealed by Multi-Mission Unmanned Surface Vehicle
  • Soldiers, Marines Bring Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Operational Testing to Completion
  • DoD, DHS Outline National Guard Role in Securing Border
MAINMENU


SITESEARCH
Can't find something? Try using our site search to dig through our entire site.



Still having trouble? Try the Advanced Search to refine your searches.
NEWSLETTERSUBSCRIBE
Sign Up To Receive Information, Updates and Special Officers from MilitarySpot.com.



Don't miss an issue! Jump in the Newsletter Archives to catch up on previous issues.
FOLLOWMILITARY SPOT

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & StumbleUpon and more. Keep up with MilitarySpot.com news & updates. We also have an RSS Feed.

Advertise | About | Write for Us | Contact | Feedback | Recruiter Network | Unsubscribe | DMCA | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use
 
Copyright 2004-2018 Sun Key Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

This is a private website that is not affiliated with the U.S. government, U.S. Armed Forces, or Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. government agencies have not reviewed this information. This site is not connected with any government agency. If you would like to find more information about benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, please visit the official U.S. government web site for veterans benefits at http://www.va.gov.