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Space

MDA, Navy Successfully Shoot Down Ballistic Missile Target I Latest Test

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Monday, August 3rd, 2009

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The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last week conducted another successful ballistic missile defense (BMD) test, which included the first of four events planned for this year to exercise a new signal processor's discrimination capability, according to Lockheed Martin LMT]. The Navy and MDA conducted two tests last week: the first to validate a prototype kill assessment system as well as Lockheed Martin's Aegis BMD 4.01 software build, Lisa Callahan, vice president maritime BMD defense programs, told reporters…

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Congress

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