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

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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