Second Missile Interceptor Installed in Alaska

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency installed a second Ground-based Midcourse Defense missile interceptor last week at Fort Greely, and plans to have five in place at the Alaska base by the end of this month (see GSN, July 23).

The interceptor was placed in an underground silo on Sept. 4, according to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.  A third interceptor is expected to be installed “probably within the next 10 days or so,” an agency spokesman said yesterday.

The spokesman said the next GMD flight test is still scheduled for late September (see GSN, Aug. 18).  The test could result in a missile interception, though it is not specifically intended to shoot down the target, Aerospace Daily reported (Marc Selinger, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, Sept. 10).

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