The Missile Defense Agency -- as soon as Dec. 14 -- plans a major flight test off the coast of Hawaii in an event that features an attempt to detect, track and intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target flying a trajectory that stays within the Earth's atmosphere with the first-ever salvo engagement of two Standard Missile-6 interceptors. An MDA spokesman confirmed that the flight test, Flight Test Standard Missile (FTM)-27, is scheduled for Dec. 14, with Dec. 15 and Dec...
