GMD test delayed by failure of target missile battery

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program held off conducting Integrated Flight Test 13C (IFT-13C) late Dec. 13 because a battery in the target missile failed before the rocket was launched, an MDA spokesman said Dec. 14. The program was expected to replace or...

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