Simultaneous Target Acquisition and Destruction Missile Defense Test from missile kinetic hit Watch Video
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Description: 11/08/2014: The Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in three successful near-simultaneous target engagements over the Pacific Ocean by the Aegis Baseline (BL) 9.C1 (BMD 5.0 Capability Upgrade) Weapon System configured ship.nn11/6/14nnNovember 6, 2014 MDA Press Release:nnThe Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S