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)
By Rich Abott |
@ReaderRabott
8 months ago |
03/31/2023
missile defense

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…

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