The Pentagon has conducted a successful hit during a test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system over the Pacific Ocean early Friday. An SM-3 fires from a Navy cruiser during last month's test. Photo by the Missile Defense Agency. The USS Lake Erie (CG-70) Ticonderoga-class cruiser launched an SM-3 block 1B interceptor following the detection of a medium-range ballistic missile target fired from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, the Pentagon said. The Raytheon [RTN]-built interceptor guided…
Aegis Missile Defense Test Scores Hit
Defense Daily Staff
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