Saturday 24 May 2014

Land-based variant of Aegis tested

MISSILE DEFENSE
Land-based variant of Aegis tested
Washington (UPI) May 21, 2013 - Components of the Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic missile system have successfully undergone a first flight test, according to the Department of Defense. In the test Tuesday at a facility in Hawaii a simulated ballistic missile target was acquired, tracked, and engaged by the weapon system, which fired a Standard Missile-3 from a vertical launch system. The primary purpose of the tes ... more


No comments:

Post a Comment