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MDA Successfully Tests THAAD Against MRBM, South Korea To Install Remaining THAAD Launchers

Monday, July 31st, 2017

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MDA Successfully Tests THAAD Against MRBM, South Korea To Install Remaining THAAD Launchers

A THAAD interceptor is launched from Kodiak, Alaska during Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 on July 30, 2017. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted the 15th successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system intercept test, this time against a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, the agency said Sunday.Defense Daily first reported this test on July 24 after the Coast Guard posted a notice to mariners about an upcoming rocket launch from the Kodiak Launch Complex, where the last THAAD test originated (Defense Daily, July 24). This test, called Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 was performed to gather threat data…

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