Missile Defense Agency, Navy score hit in fly-by missile test
Although a direct hit was not the primary objective of the Jan. 25 test of the Sea-based Midcourse Missile Defense System, the "fly-by" missile test resulted in a hit-to-kill intercept, according to the Department of Defense. At 9 p.m. EST on Jan. 25, an Aries target missile was launched from the...
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