U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command tests target missile made from surplus equipment

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command successfully tested a target missile that was build using Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).



The Economical Target-1, or ET-1, missile was launched from the Santa Rosa Test Site on Feb. 15.

It is designed as a threat representative tactical ballistic missile.

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