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Saturday, September 13, 2008

New PAC-3 Missile Faces First Intercept Test in 2009

After stabilizing testing of interceptors designed to counter ballistic threats in the midcourse phase of flight, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency is now looking to bolster defenses against threats as they boost into space. Another MDA goal is to improve its ability to foil reentry vehicles in the terminal phase of flight.

These are two elements of the layered system being designed to thwart missile threats from North Korea and Iran. Some of the options for boost-phase and terminal defenses could involve modifying existing systems.

Early next year, the agency plans to begin testing its new longer-range interceptor for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) area defense system against its Scud-representative ballistic missile target.

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