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California Air National Guard MQ-9s were on station to make sure a missile defense test's rocket booster safely sank in the Pacific Ocean.

The video explainer from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency follows the test of an upgraded version of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).

U.S. forces on Monday conducted a test of the Missile Defense Agency 's upgraded Ground-Based Interceptor for its homeland missile defense system that intercepted an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). The launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred around 6:48 a.m.

In a landmark trial, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted a pivotal test of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI). This test marked a significant stride in fortifying the nation’s defense against potential ballistic missile threats. The missile test, executed on Monday, December 11, 2023, witnessed the GBI intercepting an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM). This […]

An upgraded U.S. missile defense system has successfully destroyed an intermediate-range ballistic missile in a test. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)…

Rumblings heard by area residents Monday morning were the result of a ground-based interceptor launched at 6:48 a.m. from North Vandenberg Space Force Base by Space Launch Delta 30 Guardians,

Officials touted the systems potential to thwart "ballistic missile threats from rogue Nations such as North Korea and Iran."