Missile Defense Agency tests new air-launched target

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has conducted the first flight test of its new Long Range Air Launch Target (LRALT), MDA announced May 5. During the May 3 test, the missile was dropped from the back of a C-17 transport aircraft that was flying west of Hawaii. After being released from its parachute...

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