Aegis BMD system fails to intercept target missile during test

The latest test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system ended without success late June 18 as the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) warhead deployed but failed to shoot down the target missile, the Missile Defense Agency announced. MDA spokesman Rick Lehner told The DAILY it is too early to know...

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