Thaad Scores First Salvo Kill

The Lockheed Martin Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) system has destroyed two targets launched seconds from one another during the first attempt to pit the ballistic missile shield against a so-called “raid” threat. The flight test was conducted Oct. 5 at 1:56 a.m. EDT at the Pacific...

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