“Breaking News” Ground Based Interceptor Hit to Kill
Interceptor Shield Report
Nathan J Hunt
September 1, 2006
The missile defense Agency announced a successful test of the ground based interceptor program, today September 1, 2006 10:39 A.M PDT and 1:19 PM EDT a ground based interceptor was launched from the Ronald W. Reagan Missile Defense Site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The missile was targeted at an incoming target dummy missile that had been fired from the Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak, Alaska.
A lock-on to the target warhead was achieved by the interceptor and was destroyed by the interceptors kill vehicle. This test of the ground-based interceptor had been delayed due to bad weather but the weather cleared today allowing the test to go through.
A full press release from the missile defense agency is available at this link
