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US F-16 fighter aircraft intercepts and destroys a ballistic missile
Albuquerque, USA - The test made by the Pentagon US Missile Defense Agency was successful
The US Missile Defence Agency carried out a test concerning a defense system, Net-Centric Airborne Defense Element, that will revolutionize the anti-missile fight techniques. In the skies of New Mexico, for first time an US jet intercepts and destroys two ballistic AIM-9X missiles, shortly after the launch. Those in charge of the programme ensure that F-16 fighter, also at the distance of 100 miles...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1083187
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency