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    SM-3 Block IIA Cooperative Development Controlled Test Vehicle-01 Flight Test

    SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    06.06.2015

    Photo by Ralph Scott 

    Missile Defense Agency

    The Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI), Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD), and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, announced the successful completion of a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA flight test from the Point Mugu Sea Range, San Nicolas Island, Calif. This test, designated SM-3 Block IIA Cooperative Development Controlled Test Vehicle-01, was the first live fire of the SM-3 Block IIA. The missile successfully demonstrated flyout through nosecone deployment and third stage flight. No intercept was planned, and no target missile was launched.

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    Date Taken: 06.06.2015
    Date Posted: 07.01.2015 10:15
    Photo ID: 2039734
    VIRIN: 150606-A-RS000-003
    Resolution: 3264x4896
    Size: 1.03 MB
    Location: SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US

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