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US THAAD Defense System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Alaska
US THAAD Defense System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Alaska
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On July 11, 2017, the US Missile Defense Agency, together with the Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency and US Army soldiers of the 11th... 13.07.2017, Sputnik International
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US THAAD Defense System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Alaska
06:00 GMT 13.07.2017 (Updated: 19:31 GMT 19.10.2022) On July 11, 2017, the US Missile Defense Agency, together with the Ballistic Missile Defense System Operational Test Agency and US Army soldiers of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, conducted a successful intercept test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
A THAAD weapon system located at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska detected, tracked and intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) target, which was air-launched over the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii. It was the first-ever test of the THAAD system against an incoming IRBM target.
