United Elias
30-07-2003, 15:09
At 08:43 this morning a prototype EAW-88X Ground Based Ballistic missile interceptor (GBI) was launched at an unarmed SS-25 ICBM in the seventh such test of this kind.
The missile for the first time aquired a lock on the missile and before the ICBM could re-enter the earth's atmosphere it was intercepted. This marks the first successful test in this muti-billion dollar program that has suffered many set backs both technically and politically.
In order to take this program to the operational stage we require a certain amount of export pre-orders, the unit price will be $45 million each and 20% of this amount must be paid now. Delivery can be expected in the next few months. The advantage of pre-ordering is that once it is operational the export unit price will rise to $60 million each.
If for any reason the program is cancelled before delivery, the deposit wil be returned in full.
The EAW-88X Interceptor in a pre-launch position:
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/000708-nmd_ift5_4.jpg
The EAW-88X shortly after launch:
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/nmd-plv2.jpg
Program Information, The EAW-88 Ground Based Interceptor
The Ground Based Interceptor [GBI] is the principal weapon of the United Elias National Missile Defense (NMD) system. Its mission is to intercept incoming ballistic missile warheads outside the earth’s atmosphere and destroy them by force of the impact. During flight, the GBI receives information from the NMD Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications to update the location of the incoming ballistic missile, enabling the GBI onboard sensor systemto identify and home in on the target. The GBI would consist of a multi-stage solid propellant booster and an exoatmospheric kill vehicle.
The Ground Based Interceptor will have an acceleration profile and burnout velocity that maximize the interceptor’s reach, consistent with the long-range capability of the supporting sensors. The GBI payload will be an Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) equipped with a high-sensitivity infrared seeker and an agile divert system to support endgame intercepts of responsive threats at very high closing velocities. Each missile contains approximately 27,766 pounds of solid propellant. The exoatmospheric kill vehicle would contain approximately 20 to 30 pounds of liquid propellant. These liquid propellants would consist of monomethylhydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. In addition, the payload will be hardened to elevated doses of X-rays to allow operation in nuclear environments. Also, to achieve high confidence of success against all threat objects, salvos of interceptors may be launched against each credible threat object. These salvos will be spaced in time to reduce the likelihood of correlated errors among the intercept attempts.
The deployed EA-88GBI would be a dormant missile that would remain in the underground launch silo until launch. Launches would occur only in defense of United Elias against ballistic missile attack.
The missile for the first time aquired a lock on the missile and before the ICBM could re-enter the earth's atmosphere it was intercepted. This marks the first successful test in this muti-billion dollar program that has suffered many set backs both technically and politically.
In order to take this program to the operational stage we require a certain amount of export pre-orders, the unit price will be $45 million each and 20% of this amount must be paid now. Delivery can be expected in the next few months. The advantage of pre-ordering is that once it is operational the export unit price will rise to $60 million each.
If for any reason the program is cancelled before delivery, the deposit wil be returned in full.
The EAW-88X Interceptor in a pre-launch position:
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/000708-nmd_ift5_4.jpg
The EAW-88X shortly after launch:
http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/nmd-plv2.jpg
Program Information, The EAW-88 Ground Based Interceptor
The Ground Based Interceptor [GBI] is the principal weapon of the United Elias National Missile Defense (NMD) system. Its mission is to intercept incoming ballistic missile warheads outside the earth’s atmosphere and destroy them by force of the impact. During flight, the GBI receives information from the NMD Battle Management, Command, Control, and Communications to update the location of the incoming ballistic missile, enabling the GBI onboard sensor systemto identify and home in on the target. The GBI would consist of a multi-stage solid propellant booster and an exoatmospheric kill vehicle.
The Ground Based Interceptor will have an acceleration profile and burnout velocity that maximize the interceptor’s reach, consistent with the long-range capability of the supporting sensors. The GBI payload will be an Exo-Atmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) equipped with a high-sensitivity infrared seeker and an agile divert system to support endgame intercepts of responsive threats at very high closing velocities. Each missile contains approximately 27,766 pounds of solid propellant. The exoatmospheric kill vehicle would contain approximately 20 to 30 pounds of liquid propellant. These liquid propellants would consist of monomethylhydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide. In addition, the payload will be hardened to elevated doses of X-rays to allow operation in nuclear environments. Also, to achieve high confidence of success against all threat objects, salvos of interceptors may be launched against each credible threat object. These salvos will be spaced in time to reduce the likelihood of correlated errors among the intercept attempts.
The deployed EA-88GBI would be a dormant missile that would remain in the underground launch silo until launch. Launches would occur only in defense of United Elias against ballistic missile attack.