MDA Scores Several Intercepts, One Miss In 'Most Complex' Test

The Defense Department on Oct. 24 put marquee missile interceptor and radar programs to the test over the Pacific Ocean in the "largest, most complex" live-fire test to date, recording a number of intercepts but also the failure of an SM-3 Block 1A interceptor -- a centerpiece of the Obama administration's missile-defense architecture that was declared operational last year.