They managed to destroy the analog missiles in South Korea.
American complex THAAD is designed to provide missile defense, 11 July made the first successful intercept of a ballistic missile training average range over the Pacific ocean, reports the Agency ABOUT the U.S. Department of defense.
It is noted that a ballistic missile fired from aboard a us military transport aircraft C-17 was destroyed by a direct hit missile complex THAAD, which is designed to destroy tactical missiles with a range of up to thousands of kilometers and missiles with a medium range up to 3.5 thousand kilometers at altitudes of 40-150 kilometers and ranges up to 200 kilometers.
Likely that the missile-interceptor was made of the Islands of the Aleutian chain in Alaska.
“A successful test of the THAAD system against ballistic missiles of medium range contributes to the strengthening of defense capabilities against growing missile threats from North Korea and other countries in the world and the support system of deterrence”, – stated in the message of the Agency ABOUT.
Earlier it was reported that the US plans to test the THAAD system against ballistic missiles of average range.
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