US Missile Defense Agency successfully tests interceptors

It was a critical test of US missile defenses against opponents such as North Korea.

The goal was to create a scenario in which the United States would quickly launch several defensive missiles if an enemy had launched a missile launch in the United States. Monday's test was aimed at ensuring that, if several missiles were in the air, US ground-based interceptor sensors would be able to distinguish incoming missiles from the enemy's other missiles and electronic congestion in the environment.

The first interceptor on the ground that was launched destroyed the reentry vehicle on the counterfeit missile, as planned. Then, the sensors of the second ground-based interceptor followed the debris and the remaining objects. As expected, he felt no enemy warheads, so he hit the "next most deadly object" he could identify, as expected.

"This was the first GBI salvo interception of a complex ICBM target representative of the threat, and it was a crucial step," Air Force Director General Samuel A. Greaves said in a statement. "The system worked exactly as it was designed, and the results of this test prove that the salvo doctrine can be used in missile defense." The mid-ground defense system is of importance. vital for the defense of our homeland, and this test demonstrates that we have a competent and credible deterrent against a very real threat. "