Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test

Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test

"...Watch the US Air Force carry out dramatic nighttime Minuteman III test..."

Reference: www.federaltimes.com .

Pentagon Missile Defense Test Succeeds Using New Tactic

Pentagon Missile Defense Test Succeeds Using New Tactic

"...In the first test of its kind, the Pentagon on Monday carried out a “salvo” intercept of an unarmed missile soaring over the Pacific, using two interceptor missiles launched from underground silos in southern California. Both interceptors zeroed in on the target..."

Reference: time.com .

Successful US missile defense system test

Pentagon successfully tests missile defense system amid rising concerns about North Korea

"...The rocket launch, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 60 miles northwest of Santa Barbara, unfolded in the early afternoon under cloudy conditions. The target missile was launched from thousands of miles away, at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Vice Adm. James D. Syring, called the intercept “an incredible accomplishment..."

Reference: www.latimes.com .

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

Missile Defense Test Thursday at Vandenberg Won’t Include Intercept Attempt

"...A test launch for the missile-defense system is planned for Thursday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, but it won’t involve an intercept attempt. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency intends to conduct a test of a ground-based interceptor between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from an underground silo on North Base..."

Reference: www.noozhawk.com .

Pentagon optimistic on missile defense system

Pentagon optimistic on missile defense system
"...Since the "Star Wars" plans of the Reagan administration, U.S. officials have spent more than $100 billion on missile defense weaponry and electronics. The Pentagon now maintains about two dozen interceptors in silos at Ft. Greely, Alaska, and at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that are more advanced than earlier versions...."
Reference: www.latimes.com

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