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Daily Mail: 'Exoatmospheric kill vehicle' designed to crash into nuclear missiles heading for the US tested over California
* Long-range interceptor blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base
* Was testing thrusters on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle
* Craft designed to crash into enemy missiles and destroy them
* Later this year will try to destroy an intercontinental ballistic missile
A missile defense rocket designed to smash incoming missiles out of the sky has been successfully launched from a military base in Central California.
Authorities say a long-range interceptor blasted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The launch was testing thrusters on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, which is designed to crash into enemy missiles and destroy them.
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More News On A Recent U.S. 'Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle' Test
Homeland Missile Defense System Successful in Non-Intercept Flight Test -- Defense News
Raytheon, MDA test new thruster for EKV missile -- UPI
US missile defense system successfully tested effectiveness of redesigned "kill vehicle" -- Reuters
Rocket Launched In California To Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Thrusters -- CBS
Boeing, Northrop Grumman conduct missile system flight test -- UPI
Flight Test Evaluates New Thrusters for the Ground-Based Interceptor -- Defense Update
Test of U.S. missile shield upgrade called successful -- Examiner
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