MDA fails to shoot down missile

The military\'s Missile Defense Agency plan to shoot down a fake ballistic missile of the coast of Central California was not successful. The objective of the m...

The military’s Missile Defense Agency plan to shoot down a fake ballistic missile of the coast of Central California was not successful. The objective of the mission was for the ALTB to destroy a solid-fuel, short-range ballistic missile while its rocket motors were still thrusting. A news release from the agency says, the Terrier Black Brant target missile was launched successfully, the system acquired and tracked the target, but never transitioned to active tracking.

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