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the interceptor
noun
Anything that intercepts something else.
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"For the interceptor, it's the same thing".
In a January test, the interceptor missed the target altogether.
The interceptor holds what the Pentagon calls an exoatmospheric kill vehicle.
The Interceptor Multi-Threat Body Armor System, made of Kevlar, is capable of stopping 7.62-mm.
The rest of the time, the interceptor struck the rocket body — a much larger target.
About 40 percent of the interceptor lines have been tracked so far.
The interceptor, or kill vehicle, was tried out in a test last October.
In a January test, a sensor coolant leak caused the interceptor to miss the target.
In the other two, the interceptor failed to strike its target.
The interceptor was programmed to find its target and did hit the mock warhead.
Citing secrecy requirements, it did not give details on the number or locations of the interceptor batteries.
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