
A delayed Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test using the Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA is now set and planned to occur before the end of the year. Flight Test Maritime (FTM)-44 was first scheduled to occur in May, but in April the agency announced most flight tests were delayed to be in alignment with Defense Department guidance of travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic (Defense Daily, April 24). FTM-44 is mandated by Congress to occur before…