Succesful AEGIS BMD Launch

BySteeljawscribe 30 April 2007

Catching up from last week – Thursday another test of the AEGIS BMD system was successfully completed with the conclusion of FTM-11 off Hawaii. A test of the AEGIS BMD 3.6, it was a simultaneous shot against a representative SRBM target with a SM-3 Blk 1a with a simultaneous shot against a cruise missile threat (simulated by a BQM) with a SM-2. First video is FNN report from the shooter, USS LAKE ERIE to provide background context:

Here is video of the shoot itself:

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Tuesday Roll-up of Missile Issues

BySteeljawscribe 23 January 200728 February 2010

Items of note from around the world today: 1. Chinaâ€™s ASAT test: China admits anti-satellite test: January 24, 2007. BEIJING: China has broken its silence and admitted that it held an anti-satellite test two weeks ago, confirming earlier reports from Washington. But a Foreign Ministry spokesman said China opposed any arms race in space and…

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First AEGIS-Class Sunk (ex-USS Valley Forge CG-50)

BySteeljawscribe 27 November 200628 February 2010

The first Navy Aegis ship to be sent to Davey Jonesâ€™ locker now rests on the bottom of the Pacific, done in by a combination of missiles and gunfire. The decommissioned cruiser Valley Forge was sunk as part of a Nov. 2 target practice on a test range near Kauai, Hawaii, according to the U.S….

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Implementing the Maritime Strategy – Japan/U.S. Missile Defense Flight Test Successful

BySteeljawscribe 17 December 200719 October 2009

JDS Kongo arrives in Pearl Harbor for JFTM-01 Deterrence. Deterring aggression must be viewed in global, regional, and transnational terms via conventional, unconventional, and nuclear means. Effective Theater Security Cooperation activities are a form of extended deterrence, creating security and removing conditions for conflict. Maritime ballistic missile defense will enhance deterrence by…

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North Korea: Here We Go Again – Part II

BySteeljawscribe 3 June 20093 June 2009

As if the 29 April statement from the DPRK Foreign Ministry wasn’t provocative enough, comes the latest missive dated 29 May (full statement here): As long as the UNSC fails to respond to the DPRK’s just demand, the DPRK will not recognize any resolution and decision of the UNSC in the future, too. Third, if…

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Wednesday’s Roll-up of Missile Defense News

BySteeljawscribe 10 March 201011 March 2010

Two items of note for today’s summary — France may be seriously studying missile defense and Russia’s at it again (re. European Phase Adaptive Approach – PAA). Parlez-vous la DÃ©fense de Missile Balistique ? A recent 65-page study on BMD, written by three members of Parliament at a think tank linked to the National Assembly…

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Saturday at the Movies: 33 Minutes

BySteeljawscribe 2 May 20091 May 2009

Continuing the missile defense theme from the stand-up of the NAMDC, offered here is a new trailer for the Heritage Foundation film on the need for missile defense:

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