Successful Sea-Based Missile Defense “Hit to Kill” Intercept

mda.mil ^ | April 26, 2007 | MDA

[RDTF]

Lieutenant General Henry “Trey” Obering, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced the successful completion today of the latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense “hit to kill” intercept flight test. Conducted jointly with the U.S. Navy, the test involved the simultaneous engagements of a ballistic missile “unitary” target (meaning that the target warhead and booster remain attached) and a surrogate hostile air target. This marked the eighth successful intercept in ten flight tests for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program. The Aegis BMD system is the maritime component of the MDA’s Ballistic Missile Defense System, and is designed to intercept and destroy short to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. This test also marked the 27th successful hit to kill intercept in tests since 2001. The mission was completed by the Aegis BMD cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70), using the Aegis BMD’s shipboard weapon system; the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IA, against the ballistic missile target; and the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA, against the surrogate hostile air target. The test demonstrated the USS The test demonstrated the USS Lake Erie’s ability to engage a ballistic missile threat and defend itself from attack at the same time. The test also demonstrated the effectiveness of engineering, manufacturing, and mission assurance changes in the solid divert and attitude control system (SDACS) in the kinetic kill weapon. This was the first flight test of all the SM-3 Block IA’s upgrades, previously demonstrated in ground tests.

[RDTF]

ping

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Cool toys

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

When will the Dems cut off funding?

[GOP_1900AD]

January 21, 2009.

[EagleUSA]

When will the Dems cut off funding?
...
As soon as they can — review the history of what Carter and Clinton did to our military...

[prophetic]

I so loathe the Democrapic leaders and their treasonous ways.

[RDTF]

ping

[B-Chan]

GONAVY

[omega4179]

Is that the Raytheon missile?

[Socratic]

Isn’t it time to officially call this the “Reagan Defense System.”?

[RDTF]

yep!

from article:

Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona is the prime contractor for all variants of the Standard Missile.

[syriacus]

Here's what Daschle said at a press conference shortly after the Democrats regained control of the Senate in 2001 (when Jeffords defected).
Daschle was attempting to make fun of "missile-defense" supporters, but he ended up sounding like an idiot.
Transcript from Daschle's press conference, in 2001, on the National Missile Defense Program

Whether or not we want to violate the ABM treaty especially with a concept [NMD program] that we may not know ...or... that we do know now does not work is something that also mystifies me.

I mean... Every aspect of the debate and the consideration that is given this whole program is... is troubling to me. I... I mean... I...there's a disconnect there. I mean...It just seems common sense.... I mean...there's no brain..

This isn't rocket science here...

Yes it IS rocket science....
that's the problem.. Hadn't thought about that..
As I just think out loud .... as I meander through here.
(laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh)
That's the problem.

End of transcript

[Nervous Tick]

That’s way cool!

Now, I sure hope we have an adequate defense against those supersonic antiship missles (sunburn, etc.)

[nypokerface]

Thanks for the ping. This system has come along faster than I thought it would. It’s amazing how quickly technology advances during war time.

[blam]

Excellent news, thanks.

[Gene Eric]

>> It’s amazing how quickly technology advances during war time.

Fewer beers during lunch @ the pub.