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MDA, Lockheed Martin Successful In First Flight Test Of Guam Defense System

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MDA, Lockheed Martin Successful In First Flight Test Of Guam Defense System
The Vertical Launching System (VLS) was used as a part of Flight Experiment Mission-02. The VLS fired a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA to intercept a ballistic missile target. Photo: Missile Defense Agency

The first flight test of a missile defense system based on Guam scored a successful intercept of a ballistic missile, demonstrating the system’s ability to detect, track, and defeat a target missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Tuesday. The Flight Experiment Mission-02 test included of Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Guam System included the company’s AN/TPY-6 radar and its Vertical Launch System, and the RTX [RTX]-built Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, which intercepted the medium…

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