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Navy Conducts Follow-On Operational Tests for SM-6; Intercepts Subsonic, Low-Altitude Target

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, August 18th, 2014

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The Navy successfully tested its Standard Missile-6 Aug. 14 at White Sands Missile Range in one of 10 planned follow-on operational test and evaluation (FOT&E) events. During flight test “Juliet,” the Navy proved the SM-6’s ability to intercept a subsonic, low- altitude target over land. The other nine tests would test the missile against other combinations of threats and environments. “This event demonstrated SM-6′s ability to detect and engage a slow moving target in the presence of complex land clutter,”…

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