Video shows US hypersonic missile defense test

Video shows US hypersonic missile defense test

The test comes as the Trump administration is pushing for the deployment of a next-generation missile defense shield.

In the United States, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with the US Navy has subjected Lockheed Martin's Aegis combat system to a demanding test to verify its ability to discover and engage hypersonic ballistic missiles. The test was carried out by the destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91), Arleigh Burke class belonging to the so-called. Flight IIA, as part of the Flight Test Other 40 (FTX-40), also known as “Stellar Banshee”, which simulated a scenari…

Navy Accomplishes Next Step in Hypersonic Missile Defense

MARCH 26, 2025 – The Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, successfully executed Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40), or Stellar Banshee, on March 24, 2025. In doing so, the agency achieved a significant step in advancing defenses to counter hypersonic threats to operational forces and the nation. During the test, conducted off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, USS Pinckney (DDG 91) demonstrated the a…

US Navy and MDA complete hypersonic threat test

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in collaboration with the US Navy, has completed FTX-40 - also known as Stellar Banshee.The post US Navy and MDA complete hypersonic threat test   appeared first on Naval Technology.