In key test, U.S. warship twice fails to intercept ballistic missile in Pacific
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(Worthy News) – A Navy warship and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency on Saturday failed twice in a key test to shoot down a medium-range ballistic missile, raising questions about America’s readiness to intercept potential enemy attacks.
The Defense Department did not reveal a specific location, but it’s believed the test took place somewhere off the coast of Hawaii.
The announcement of the test’s failure comes just one day after the Biden administration requested a fiscal 2022 budget of $8.9 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), down from its 2021 figure of $9.1 billion. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]
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