Missile Defense Agency Considers What's Next for a December GMD Test

Credit: U.S. DEFENSE DEPT. FILE PHOTO
Preliminary data from last month's test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor system shows that a new operational radar provided better than anticipated results, and the entire system performed well enough to consider a more challenging regimen for the next trial, says the Missile...

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