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MDA Tests Aegis SM-6 Against MRBM Target

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MDA Tests Aegis SM-6 Against MRBM Target
A Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) Dual II with Software Upgrade (SWUP) is launched from the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii as part of Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a) on March 30, 2023. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency by Mark Wright)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy recently successfully test fired two Standard Missile (SM)-6 in a salvo against a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, using the Aegis Weapon System. This test, called Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a), occurred on March 30 with the USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) launching the SM-6s off the northwest coast of Hawaii against a single target, with intercept occurring during the mock threat target’s terminal flight phase. The MRBM-representative…

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