Monday, February 1, 2010

US Missile Test Fails

Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX)(Photo from Closing Velocity)

Radar Problems Foil Missile Defense Test -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. missile defense test failed Sunday when a long-range missile missed its target because of radar problems.
Missed: Ground-Based Interceptor Fails To Intercept Due To SBX Glitch -- Closing Velocity
The Defense Department said a target missile was launched from an Army test site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands at 7:40 p.m.

Six minutes later, a second missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, to find the first one and destroy it.

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More News On Sunday's Missile Test Failure

Missile missed in criticism-busting interceptor test failure -- The Register
Air Force: Test missile misses its Pacific target -- Washington Post
Radar problems in missile defense test -- UPI
Missile Interceptor Test Ends in Failure -- Global Security Newswire

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