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American warships have fired the multi-million-dollar Standard Missile-3 interceptor twice this year, calling attention to costs and stockpiles.
Intercept: Most systems can be used in different phases of ballistic missile flight, i.e., boost [73] (where surface or air-launched anti-aircraft missiles might also be effective because the ballistic missile is moving relatively slowly at low altitude), requiring proximity to the launch site and immediate response, mid-course/exo-atmospheric ...
These GBIs can be augmented by mid-course SM-3 interceptors fired from Navy ships. About ten interceptor missiles were operational as of 2006. In 2014, the Missile Defense Agency had 30 operational GBIs, [20] with 14 additional ground-based interceptors requested for 2017 deployment, in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. [21]
The MIM-104 Patriot is a mobile interceptor missile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the primary such system used by the United States Army and several allied states. It is manufactured by the U.S. defense contractor Raytheon and derives its name from the radar component of the weapon system.
The network of radars, interceptors and other equipment is designed to protect the United States from intercontinental ballistic missiles. Lockheed shares closed up 0.60% at $462.08 on Monday.
The Missile Defense Agency leads the development of anti-ballistic missiles for North America. The Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) [21]: 4:13 is a MDA program to upgrade the kill vehicles for the ground-based interceptors, with different vendors, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman competing. [22]
A Ground-Based Interceptor of the United States' Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system, loaded into a silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, in July 2004. An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to defend against ballistic missiles.
The cost of each interception is negligible, unlike expensive missile interceptors—a few dollars direct cost per shot, and around US$2,000 to cover all costs, against $100,000 to $150,000 per interceptor firing. [10]