September 12, 2018: A simple separating, ballistic missile target launches from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii as part of Japan Flight Test Mission-05 (JFTM-05). The event was conducted in order to demonstrate a successful engagement of a target missile from the JS ATAGO using the sea-based midcourse engagement capability provided by Aegis BMD. JFTM-05 was a joint test of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and in cooperation with the U.S. Navy.
| Date Taken: | 09.12.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 09.12.2018 22:33 |
| Photo ID: | 4726045 |
| VIRIN: | 180912-O-WE597-004 |
| Resolution: | 7200x4722 |
| Size: | 11.19 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 426 |
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