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October 08, 2013

Lockheed Martin's Aegis BMD System Completes Highest Target Intercept Yet
Kauai HI (SPX) Oct 09, 2013
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy and Lockheed Martin team have intercepted a threat representative, medium-range, separating ballistic missile target using the second generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system and SM-3 Block IB guided missile. By successfully launching, tracking, and engaging the newest medium-range ballistic missile target configuration during this operational test, known as Flight Test - Standard Missile-22 (FTM-22), Aegis BMD continued to demonstr ... read more

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