Upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor Defeats IRBM In MDA Test

Brian Everstine December 11, 2023

An upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Dec. 11.

Credit: Missile Defense Agency
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Dec. 11 successfully tested an upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI), intercepting an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) in a demonstration of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system to intercept incoming threats. The test focused on the Boeing-led...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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