The Ministry of Defense (Pentagon) that it had conducted a successful test of defense system, a new anti-missile at high altitude, over the objection Wednesday Balstien two missiles near Hawaii.
The agency said anti-missile defense - an organ of the Pentagon - that the experience is the first field assessment of the system called "air defense at high altitude" (THAAD) is designed to intercept ballistic missiles during the last phase of flight when they are at high altitude.
The company explained, "Lockheed Martin", designed the program that "during this task, objected to the first missile of the THAAD short-range ballistic missile launched from an airplane. He objected to the second missile from Thad later another ballistic missile launched from the sea."
Soldiers did not shoot down missiles in charge of goals does not know the time, which will be held today in which the experiment.
And the experience of yesterday is the second of ten for this program, which started in 2005 and aims to integrate into the U.S. missile shield anti-missile, along with Patriot missiles, especially encountered in low-altitude missiles.
Was delivered the first battery of missiles, "Thad," which has six launchers mounted on trucks, the ground forces in the army in May / May 2008. In 2013, ground forces will be handed over five batteries.
And shows a number of Washington's allies in the Persian Gulf who worry about Iran's ballistic missile program, interest in this system. The UAE expressed its intention to conclude a contract worth seven billion dollars to acquire this missile system.
Source: French
The agency said anti-missile defense - an organ of the Pentagon - that the experience is the first field assessment of the system called "air defense at high altitude" (THAAD) is designed to intercept ballistic missiles during the last phase of flight when they are at high altitude.
The company explained, "Lockheed Martin", designed the program that "during this task, objected to the first missile of the THAAD short-range ballistic missile launched from an airplane. He objected to the second missile from Thad later another ballistic missile launched from the sea."
Soldiers did not shoot down missiles in charge of goals does not know the time, which will be held today in which the experiment.
And the experience of yesterday is the second of ten for this program, which started in 2005 and aims to integrate into the U.S. missile shield anti-missile, along with Patriot missiles, especially encountered in low-altitude missiles.
Was delivered the first battery of missiles, "Thad," which has six launchers mounted on trucks, the ground forces in the army in May / May 2008. In 2013, ground forces will be handed over five batteries.
And shows a number of Washington's allies in the Persian Gulf who worry about Iran's ballistic missile program, interest in this system. The UAE expressed its intention to conclude a contract worth seven billion dollars to acquire this missile system.
Source: French