Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Black Dagger missile target vital to defense system test

Black Dagger missile target vital to defense system test

"...REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center team’s low-cost target provided an operational assessment for the Army’s new Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor radar.

A Black Dagger short-range ballistic missile target, designed to fly a ballistic flight path and demonstrate defensive protection capability, launched from Fort Wingate, New Mexico, into White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Dec. 6. ..."

Reference: www.dvidshub.net .