Missiles launched from Vandenberg destroy targets in midair

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Missiles launched from Vandenberg destroy targets in midair

By Staff Report / Monday, March 25th, 2019 / Comments Off on Missiles launched from Vandenberg destroy targets in midair

Two missiles launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base March 25 successfully shot down two targets in midair, the Department of Defense announced, in a test of the base’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system. The lead intercepting missile destroyed a reentry vehicle on a missile shot from a Pacific atoll around 4,000 miles away, the DOD said…

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