Posted on Dec 5, 2017

Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia?

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"Evidence analyzed by a research team of missile experts appears to show the missile’s warhead flew unimpeded over Saudi defenses and nearly hit its target, Riyadh’s airport."

Did American Missile Defense Fail in Saudi Arabia?

Posted from nytimes.com

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Posted 7 y ago

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SGT Kevin Taber

Posted 7 y ago

It's a bullet hitting a bullet as they explained it to us in the Patriot school

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SSG Diane R.

Posted 7 y ago

This happened quite a few times in 1991 too. Intercepting a high-speed object on an unknown trajectory with another high-speed object is quite a complex maneuver.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted 7 y ago

Thank you for the interesting article CPT Cannonie.

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