Seventh Missile Interceptor Installed in Alaska

A seventh U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system missile interceptor was installed Sunday at Fort Greely in Alaska, Boeing said in a press release (see GSN, Nov. 15, 2004).

“The continued emplacement of interceptors at Fort Greely expands our missile defense capability and further expands the protection of the nation against the ballistic missile threat,” said Pat Shanahan, Boeing Missile Defense Systems vice president.

“GMD is one of the most complex programs this country has ever undertaken and our steady progress increases the flexibility and reach of this true system-of-systems,” he added (Boeing release, Sept. 22).

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