Missile defense flight test engages 5 targets at once

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 25, 2012

~~<p>The largest ballistic missile defense flight test in history saw U.S. defense systems engage five targets simultaneously Wednesday, the Missile Defense Agency said.</p>
<p>The live-fire demonstration, conducted at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and surrounding areas in the western Pacific, emphasized the performance of the Aegis ballistic missile defense, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and Patriot weapon systems.</p>
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The largest ballistic missile defense flight test in history saw U.S. defense systems engage five targets simultaneously Wednesday, the Missile Defense Agency said.

The live-fire demonstration, conducted at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll/Reagan Test Site, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and surrounding areas in the western Pacific, emphasized the performance of the Aegis ballistic missile defense, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and Patriot weapon systems. Login for more...