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DOT&E Says Top Missile Defense Challenge Is Using Realistic Threat Stand-Ins In Tests

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DOT&E Says Top Missile Defense Challenge Is Using Realistic Threat Stand-Ins In Tests
An SM-3 Block IIA was launched from the USS John Finn (DDG-113) on Nov. 16, 2020, as part of FTM-44 to evaluate the feasibility of the SM-3 Block IIA capability to defeat an ICBM threat. (Photo: U.S. Missile Defense Agency)

The latest annual report by the Pentagon’s top weapons tester said while the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) systems have largely demonstrated several capabilities the biggest challenge is the need for realistic and emerging threat representations in testing the interceptors. The fiscal year 2022 report of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) was released on Jan. 20. It noted MDA performed 24 flight, ground, cybersecurity and high-fidelity modeling and simulation (M&S) tests during FY ‘22. This covered a range…

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