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Space Force and Air Force
“The Space Force and Air Force "safely terminated" an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday 1 November, after a test launch experienced an unknown issue, the military said. A test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California went awry "due to an anomaly" early Wednesday morning, according to a press release from the service.“
A Haigh-Farr quad-band conformal antenna was used to successfully provide signals for Flight Termination during this test launch. In addition to the FTS capabilities, Haigh-Farr hardware provides Telemetry data for several parameters of rocket systems and performance, GPS L1/L2 and Data for rocket position.
Read more about the test: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/11/02/minuteman-iii-missile-destroyed-after-failed-test-launch-near-california-coast.html

