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Aegis upgrades tested against hypersonic threats

Summary by UK Defence Journal
The Aegis Combat System has been put through its paces in a recent missile defence trial involving a simulated hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), according to Lockheed Martin and U.S. defence officials. The test, known as Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) or “Stellar Banshee”, was carried out near Kauai, Hawaii, aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91). It formed part of a wider collaboration between the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency, Loc…
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Aegis upgrades tested against hypersonic threats

The Aegis Combat System has been put through its paces in a recent missile defence trial involving a simulated hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), according to Lockheed Martin and U.S. defence officials. The test, known as Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) or “Stellar Banshee”, was carried out near Kauai, Hawaii, aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91). It formed part of a wider collaboration between the U.S. Navy, Missile Defense Agency, Loc…

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Update on Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Program | The Australian Naval Institute

On 28 March the US Congressional research Service released a 35 page report titled Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. The summary of the report stated: “The Aegis BMD program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a […]

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