Japan succeeded in using a Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) interceptor to take out a target tactical ballistic missile, but a U.S. test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system had to be called off because of weak target missile performance. In the Japanese test, a target missile was launched and destroyed by a PAC-3 interceptor delivered to the Japan Self Defense Force. That test was conducted at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. It was the first international…
Japan Uses PAC-3 To Kill Target Missile In Test; But U.S. THAAD Test Is Blocked By Weak Target
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