Missile Defense Test Success

Congratulations to Boeing, Raytheon, and Northrupp on this well deserved accomplishment.

The Boeing Company, working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, today completed the successful intercept of a target warhead in the most challenging test to date of the United States' only long-range ballistic missile defense system.

"This test demonstrated that the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system can defeat a long-range ballistic missile target," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. "This intercept is further proof that GMD can provide our nation with an effective defense against the threat of long-range ballistic missiles."

One step closer to system success and a much needed victory for continued funding under the Obama administration.

Meanwhile, PM has an in-depth article on the entire system:

To learn more about missile defense, PM visited an Alaskan Army base where soldiers keep defensive missiles locked and loaded in case a rogue nation makes its move. But will the system work?