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Military Announces Successful Missile-Defense Test
Saturday, October 27, 2007
WASHINGTON - The military shot down a Scud-type missile in another
successful test of a new technology meant to knock down ballistic missiles
in their final minute of flight, the Missile Defense Agency said Saturday.
A ship off Kauai fired a target missile at 9:15 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
Friday, or 3:15 a.m. EDT Saturday. Minutes later, soldiers with the U.S.
Army's 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade launched an interceptor missile
from Kauai that destroyed the target over the Pacific, according to the
agency.
The military says it already can shoot down missiles in their last stage of
flight by using Patriot anti-missile batteries. The Terminal High Altitude
Area Defense system would be able to protect larger areas than the Patriot
system because it intercepts targets at a higher altitude.
The new system had its first successful test last year at White Sands
Missile Range in New Mexico and two more successful tests earlier this year
at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai.
Saturday's announcement said the most recent test was the 31st "hit to kill"
intercept in 39 tests since 2001 by ground and sea-based interceptors
against short, medium and long-range ballistic missile targets.
Military Announces Successful Missile-Defense Test
Saturday, October 27, 2007
WASHINGTON - The military shot down a Scud-type missile in another
successful test of a new technology meant to knock down ballistic missiles
in their final minute of flight, the Missile Defense Agency said Saturday.
A ship off Kauai fired a target missile at 9:15 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
Friday, or 3:15 a.m. EDT Saturday. Minutes later, soldiers with the U.S.
Army's 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade launched an interceptor missile
from Kauai that destroyed the target over the Pacific, according to the
agency.
The military says it already can shoot down missiles in their last stage of
flight by using Patriot anti-missile batteries. The Terminal High Altitude
Area Defense system would be able to protect larger areas than the Patriot
system because it intercepts targets at a higher altitude.
The new system had its first successful test last year at White Sands
Missile Range in New Mexico and two more successful tests earlier this year
at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai.
Saturday's announcement said the most recent test was the 31st "hit to kill"
intercept in 39 tests since 2001 by ground and sea-based interceptors
against short, medium and long-range ballistic missile targets.
