Aegis Completes Successful Intercept Test

By Michael Fabey .

Lockheed Martin’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system successfully tracked and engaged an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) target using data from a remote AN/TPY-2 radar during an April 15 test off Hawaii, the company confirms.

This marked the Aegis BMD system’s first engagement against an IRBM as well as the first time the system used ...

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