GMD flight-test cut short by interceptor shutdown

A flight-test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system was cut short when the interceptor missile inexplicably shut down shortly before launch, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced Dec. 15. The target missile for Integrated Flight Test 13C (IFT-13C) was successfully launched from...

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