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| Missile Defense - SM-3 bags another one. |
| 2005-11-18 |
| Press release from yesterday. EFL. PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, KAUAI, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A Raytheon Company-produced Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) destroyed a ballistic missile target outside the earth's atmosphere during a Missile Defense Agency / Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program flight test over the Pacific Ocean. It was the sixth successful intercept for the Aegis BMD program using the SM-3. The Nov. 17 mission was the first test against a separating ballistic missile target. The SM-3 Block I initial deployment round used in the test was an operational missile delivered by Raytheon last year for testing and availability for emergency deployment. Since the test was successful, MSM attention will be short-lived. |
| Posted by:PBMcL |
| #6 All your worthless nukes are belong to us Iran. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-11-18 12:41 |
| #5 ...this ABM thing is begining to look like the makings of a spectaclular success. great news Remember when all the left and Democrats whined when GWB killed the ABM Treaty? |
| Posted by: Ulineng Snumble9989 2005-11-18 09:38 |
| #4 BA yesterday's burg http://rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=135273&D=2005-11-17&HC=2 |
| Posted by: incarnate of lee atwater 2005-11-18 09:28 |
| #3 Hadn't heard, JR. What did Newt say (or give a link to Newt's speech)? |
| Posted by: BA 2005-11-18 07:58 |
| #2 After reading Newt Gingrich's speech about Iran yesterday, I hope we put some of these BMD-enhanced Aegis cruisers off our coasts to defend against missiles launched from freighters. |
| Posted by: jolly roger 2005-11-18 05:53 |
| #1 yeah you definatly won't be seeing this bit of good news on the 6'oclock news tonight, this ABM thing is begining to look like the makings of a spectaclular success. great news |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2005-11-18 05:04 |