The Navy, the week of Aug. 27, said it successfully conducted a third air and ballistic missile defense flight test set with the AN/SPY-6(V) Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) on Sept. 7 off the west coast of Hawaii.This test, called Vigilant Talon, started when a short-range ballistic missile target and multiple air-to-surface cruise missile targets were launched simultaneously. The AMDR searched for, detected, and maintained tracking on all of the targets throughout their trajectories, the Navy said.The preliminary data…
Navy Conducts Third Successful AMDR Test
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Rich Abott
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