MDA plans to move THAAD, Patriot testing to Alaska from Hawaii

By Jason Sherman / January 25, 2017 at 4:43 PM
(Clarification: This story has been updated to reflect that THAAD testing is being moved from Hawaii; the original version of the story indicated testing was being moved also from New Mexico. While THAAD was previously tested at White Sands Missile Range, testing in recent years has been limited to Hawaii and Wake Island, according to MDA.) The Missile Defense Agency wants to establish Alaska as the new home for testing elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System -- the...

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