THAAD test delayed as Hera malfunctions

1999-06-02T00:00:00

A critical test of the US Army Lockheed Martin Theater High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) was aborted on 25 May after the Hera target missile malfunctioned because of an attitude control problem before the hit-to-kill missile was launched from the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The test has not ...

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