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America's current Ground-based Midcourse Defense system was simply not designed or built to counter emerging threats.

VT Warning: SouthFront is sanctioned by the US as a KGB front, comment on this. The United States is scrambling to develop its Next-Generation Interceptor as quickly as possible. Estimations put the program’s cost at $18 billion. The Next-Generation interceptor specifically refers to a weapon to counter intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). The development itself is expected to cost $13 billion, and then sustainment and procurement would be “a bit” over $2 billion. The Pentagon announced in August 2019 its intention to build a new interceptor after the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV...

How Good is Russia’s New Missile Interceptor? What kind of interceptor is the new Russian weapon? Having an idea would give the Pentagon a much sought-after advantage. The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the existence of a new interceptor, or missile defense technology. It is apparently intended to challenge U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and countermeasures in new and potentially unprecedented ways.  “Russia’s Aerospace Force has successfully test-launched a new interceptor missile of the country’s anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense system. The Aerospace ...

America Is Replacing Its Old ICBMs—Here Is What Know About the New Missiles Long considered urgent by Pentagon weapons developers given the age and obsolescence of the existing Minuteman III ICBMs, the program recently completed its first major design review, a crucial step to its planned deployment in 2029. Here's What You Need To Remember: The GBSD missile with last into the 2080s and will feature several important upgrades. The Pentagon is taking new steps to prepare a new arsenal of U.S.-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to become operational by the end of this deca...

Watchdog expresses concern over using US Navy interceptor for homeland missile defense 7 hours ago Can the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor be upgraded to counter evolving ICBM threats to the U.S. homeland without breaking the bank? The Government Accountability Office is unsure. (Ryan Keith/U.S. Army) In a report released this week, the GAO said the SM-3 Block IIA could “introduce considerable cost, schedule, and performance uncertainty to a program that has just entered initial production.” The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense, or GMD, system provides homeland defense against possible ICB...