Midcourse Defense / I C M I SS I LE DE F ENSE SYSTEMS / Raytheon Missile Systems / Orbital Sciences Corporation / Aegis / The Boeing Company / Northrop Grumman Information Systems / Missile Defense Systems / /
Country
Greenland / Marshall Islands / Japan / United States / United Kingdom / Wake Island / /
Currency
GMD / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
Beale AFB / Vandenberg AFB / Shariki Air Base / Defense Satellite Communication System / Peterson AFB / Buckley AFB / Eareckson Air Station / Schriever AFB / /
IndustryTerm
long-haul communications / satellite communications / software maturity metrics / discrimination algorithms / data and voice communication system / software changes / /
NaturalFeature
Pacific Ocean / Shemya Island / /
Organization
100th Missile Defense Brigade / U.S. Northern Command / Mission Military / Missile Defense Agency / Army / Command Center / U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command / Congress / High‑Altitude Exoatmospheric Nuclear Survivability Executive Steering Committee / Failure Review Board / U.S. Strategic Command / /
BALL I ST I C M I SS I LE DE F ENSE SYSTEMS Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Executive Summary • Kill vehicle problems continue to impede progress in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) flight test program.