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    Japan and Missile Defense Agency Flight Test Successful [Image 6 of 7]

    Japan and Missile Defense Agency Flight Test Successful

    UNITED STATES

    11.17.2022

    Photo by Heather Cavaliere 

    Missile Defense Agency

    A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA is launched from the JS Maya against a medium-range ballistic missile target as part of Japan Flight Test Mission-07 (JFTM-07) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii. The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, held the successful two-week missile defense event that incorporated two live-fire exercises. JFTM-07 demonstrated the capability of the SM-3 Block IIA, developed cooperatively by Japan and the U.S., to defeat medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. This is the first time a Japanese Maya-class destroyer has fired an SM–3.

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    Date Taken: 11.17.2022
    Date Posted: 11.28.2022 13:07
    Photo ID: 7530596
    VIRIN: 221121-D-D0500-1012
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Size: 785.7 KB
    Location: US

    Web Views: 97
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