What's Ahead in Aerospace and Defense: THAAD's first flight test delayed three months by motor mishaps

THAAD DELAY: The first flight test of the revamped Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is being delayed about three months, from September to December, because the program was forced to change sources for the interceptor missile's motor, says U.S. Army Col. Chuck Driessnack, who...

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