The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate range ballistic missile target during a test off Guam for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the island's defense capabilities, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

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Spokesman says ‘it confirmed our ability to detect, track and engage a target missile in flight, increasing our readiness to defend’.

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate range ballistic missile target during a test off Guam for the first time, a significant milestone in the island's defense capabilities, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

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An interceptor missile successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target during a test in Guam.

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US intercepts ballistic missile from Guam in first for Pacific outpost

The United States’s Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted a live intercept test of a ballistic missile in Guam earlier this week for the first time. Rear Adm. Greg Huffman, the commander of Joint Task Force-Micronesia, said the test marked a “critical milestone” in that it “confirmed our ability to detect, track, and engage a target... The post US carries out ballistic missile interception test in Guam for first time appeared first on Da…

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US carries out ballistic missile interception test in Guam for first time

The United States military conducted a live intercept of a ballistic missile target on Dec. 10, the first ballistic missile defense event executed from Guam.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), working with multiple Department of Defense partners, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA from the Aegis Guam System at Andersen Air Force Base and successfully neutralized a medium-range ballistic missile target.
The Aegis Guam System was integrated wi…

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US Conducts First Live Ballistic Missile Intercept From Guam

The Pentagon noted that the test was an important milestone in the development of the defense capability of the island of Guam

Пентагон зауважив, що випробовування стало важливою віхою у розвитку обороноздатності острова Гуам

США провели випробування перехоплення балістичних ракет середньої дальності

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The United States has tested intercepting medium-range ballistic missiles

The United States successfully conducted the development of the anti-missile defense system, completed the interception of a medium-range ballistic missile in test mode. This is reported by Reuters with a reference to the US Department of Defense. It is noted that the discoveries were carried out in the western part of the Pacific Ocean near the island of Guam. This is the first successful interception of this type of missile by the US Missile D…

США успешно провели испытания системы противоракетной обороны, совершив перехват баллистической ракеты средней дальности в тестовом режиме. Об этом сообщает Reuters со ссылкой на Министерство обороны США. Отмечается, что испытания проводились в западной части Тихого океана вблизи острова Гуам. Это первый успешный перехват такого типа ракеты Агентством противоракетной обороны США. Подобный тест демонстрирует прогресс в развитии оборонных возможно…

США успешно перехватили баллистическую ракету средней дальности

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The United States successfully intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile

A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the test on Tuesday.Screengrab via Missile Defense AgencyThe US shot down a ballistic missile for the first time from Guam in a major test this week.The event comes as the Pentagon increasingly looks to protect key military infrastructure on Guam.Guam would almost certainly be a target in a war with China, which has missiles that…

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China's missile force has Guam in its sights. The US military just took a big, first-of-its-kind step toward strengthening its defenses.

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate range ballistic missile target during a test off Guam for the first time, a significant milestone in the island’s defense capabilities, the Pentagon said today.

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