Thursday, December 12, 2024

Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Missile Intercept From Guam

Article Title: Missile Defense Agency Conducts Successful Missile Intercept From Guam

Article Excerpt: "he Missile Defense Agency, on Tuesday, conducted a live intercept of a ballistic missile target from Guam, the Pentagon has announced. ...the test entailed the Aegis Guam System integrating with a specialized radar and vertical launching system. That integrated system fired a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, which intercepted an air-launched medium range ballistic missile target off the coast of Guam's Andersen Air Force Base, according to an MDA press release. ..."

Reference Source: www.defense.gov