Missile Defense Agency probing 'anomaly' in GMD test

The Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program is trying to determine why a simulated exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) failed to separate from its interceptor booster during a Jan. 9 test, according to MDA. Officials said soon after the test - Booster Verification-5 (BV...

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