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MDA to Shoot Down Mock Iranian Missile This Month

January 2, 2010 :: CNN :: News

The Missile Defense Agency is scheduled to attempt to shoot down a mock Iranian ICBM this month. The test, originally scheduled for 2009, has been on the MDA's agenda for the last few years. The mock Iranian missile will be fired from the Marshall Islands and the interceptor from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

 

This test will present a more technically advanced problem when compared to the recent intercept tests of mock North Korean missiles. The trajectory of an incoming Iranian ICBM will be much steeper and the velocity much higher, making an intercept more challenging than that of a North Korean missile launched from a closer location.

 

The MDA will also be using the occasion to test its new "Capability-2" package of sensors and software in the intercept missile. (Article)

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