Peacekeeper missile destroyed in test launch; DSP mission postponed
Range safety officials destroyed a Peacekeeper ICBM shortly after launch early July 27 from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The missile was on a test mission to carry nine unarmed re-entry vehicles about 4,800 miles to a pre-determined target at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It was destroyed at 1:04...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
