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Navy Aerial Targets Reach Full Capability With Intercept Test

Friday, September 2nd, 2022

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Navy Aerial Targets Reach Full Capability With Intercept Test

The newest Navy subsonic aerial target, BQM-177A, conducts a training test flight from USS Barry (DDG-52) on Sept. 9, 2021 off the coast of Japan. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Kratos [KTOS] BQM-177A next-generation subsonic aerial target (SSAT) for the Navy reached full operational capability (FOC) on Aug. 28 with a missile intercept test during an international exercise in the Philippine Sea. The target drones were launched from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) then targeted and engaged by missiles launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52) and Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Perth (FFH 157) during the Pacific…

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