The Missile Defense Agency and its joint partners completed the first intercept using the second-generation Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, during a test over the Pacific Ocean on June 22nd, 2014. All components seemed to perform as designed, MDA officials…
PHOTO: U.S. Air Force Capt. Brooke Lake, right, and Capt. Robert Shannon, left, 341st Operations Support Squadron, Missile Combat Crew commander instructor, go through a launch procedure checklist during simulation training at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana on February 6th,…
Norwegian defense contractor Kongsberg’s ship-killing missile delivers a 275-pound high explosive warhead on a frigate.
Members of the 791st Missile Security Forces Squadron and 91st Security Support Squadron tactical response force conduct a recapture and recovery exercise at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota on May 15th, 2014. Image Gallery
Members of the 91st Missile Security Forces Squadron Convoy Response Force conduct convoy operations at the 91st Missile Wing missile complex on March 12th, 2014. The missile field complex consists of 15 different missile alert facilities and 150 different launch…
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 4, 2014 – The Defense Department’s Missile Defense Agency continues to develop technology and work with its partners amid growing ballistic missile threats around the…
