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U.S., Japan test interceptor missile off Southern California
wwlp ^
| December 9, 2015, 8:13 pm
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Posted on 12/09/2015 6:56:20 PM PST by BenLurkin
Tuesday's test of a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA was conducted in conjunction with Japan's ministry of defense and with the cooperation of the U.S. Navy.
The missile launched from San Nicholas Island in the Point Mugu Sea Range. The flight tested ejection of the missile's kinetic warhead but did not involve launching a target missile or an actual interception attempt.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: missile; missiletest; raytheon
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posted on
12/09/2015 6:56:20 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
I do not want Japan or any foreign nation having our missile test data. STOP THIS!!
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:03:18 PM PST
by
WENDLE
(Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
To: BenLurkin
This is good news.
I hope they hurry.
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:53:20 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: BenLurkin
The picture at the link is not correct! It looks more like this.
Here it is at lift off.
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posted on
12/09/2015 7:58:11 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: Jack Hydrazine
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:01:20 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Jack Hydrazine
We’re going to be needing them in months, I suspect. Needing lots and lots of interceptions.
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posted on
12/09/2015 8:02:24 PM PST
by
Southack
(The one thing preppers need from the 1st World? http://tinyurl.com/ktfwljc .)
To: BenLurkin
Cool, guy that runs the Vandenburg launch list I am still on saw it around 0600.
Any recollection what Block # SM3 it was that knocked down the satellite in 2009 or thereabouts?
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