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MDA Succeeds In Fourth SM-3 IIA Intercept After Two Failures

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MDA Succeeds In Fourth SM-3 IIA Intercept After Two Failures
The USS John Finn (DDG-113) launched an SM-3 Block IIA interceptor in the FTM-45 live-fire test to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target off the waters West of Hawaii. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted the fourth Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA intercept test on Friday, called Flight Test Standard Missile-45 (FTM-45), following two failures.This latest test had a medium-range ballistic target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. The Arleigh Burke-class USS John Finn (DDG-113) detected and tracked the target using its AN/SPY-1 radar with the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system.MDA said after tracking the target it launched an SM-3 IIA missile that…

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