Army Scrubs PAC-3 Intercept Test

By Dan Dupont / July 19, 2000 at 5:00 AM
A test pitting the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 theater missile defense system against a cruise missile target was canceled this morning, according to Army sources. The decision to postpone the test was made after the Simulated Launch Adapter -- a safety device -- failed, according to sources. The test, to be held at White Sands Missile Range, NM, has not yet been rescheduled. PAC-3 has not been flight-tested since February, when an interceptor missile knocked down a ballistic missile target in...

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