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Title: Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Intercept Flight Test View count: 358 Rating: 4.0 (9 ratings) Description: The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in cooperation with the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy, conducted an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) intercept flight test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii. The event, designated Japan Flight Test Mission 3 (JFTM-3), marks the third time that a JMSDF ship will demonstrate the sea-based midcourse ballistic missile defense capability provided by Aegis BMD. Video showing the missle being launched from different vantage points, the interception and destruction of the target, and the crew's reaction. Tags: missile, explosion, war, military, navy, jftm-3, jmsdf, aegis, bmd, kauai, hawaii, japan, Author: MyEarbot |