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THAAD Test Planned For This Weekend

Monday, July 24th, 2017

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THAAD Test Planned For This Weekend

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery fires an interceptor missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

A U.S. Coast Guard notice indicated another Alaska-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense test is set to occur this weekend.The Coast Guard’s most recent weekly notice to mariners said the Alaska Aerospace Corporation, a state-owned company, will conduct a rocket launch from the Kodiak Narrow Cape Launch facility on Kodiak Island, Alaska, the evening of July 29 with alternate times the evenings of July 30 and 31.The corporation operates the Kodiak Launch Complex, which supports various types…

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