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US anti-missile agency delays fielding more long-range interceptors
The deployment of more long-range interceptor missiles to defend the United States against North Korean ballistic missiles is being pushed back two years, to 2025, due to delays in developing an improved kill vehicle, according to the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
MDA plans to place 20 new Ground-Based Interceptors ...
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