GMD to use THAAD radar, test at night for first time

An X-band radar being developed for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will be used during flight testing of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for the first time later this month, a spokesman for the Missile Defense Agency said Dec. 5. The Dec. 11 test also will be...

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