December 21, 2024
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Missiles launched from Vandenberg destroy targets in midair

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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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