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Missile Defense Of Hawaii Test Readying, To Occur By End Of The Year

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Missile Defense Of Hawaii Test Readying, To Occur By End Of The Year
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)

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…

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