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Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS)

Country of Origin: USA

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The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) is designed to defend the forces and territories of the United States and its allies against all classes of ballistic missile threats. It builds off the previous Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) and National Missile Defense (NMD) programs.

Working as a layered system, the BMDS is designed to develop components that use complementary sensors and weapons to engage threats in the boost, midcourse and...

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