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Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Success

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Thursday, October 29th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt Japan and the U.S. Missile Defense agency (MDA) yesterday announced the successful intercept flight test of an Aegis Ballistic Missile (BMD) in cooperation with the U.S. Navy off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii. Japan Flight Test Mission 3 (JFTM-3) verified the newest engagement capability of the Japan Aegis BMD configuration of the recently upgraded Japanese destroyer JS Myoko (DDG-175). The Aegis BMD system integrates the SPY-1 radar, the MK 41 Vertical Launching System, the Raytheon [RTN] Standard…

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