Missile defence

Lockheed-MDA tested new air launched missile target prototype Lockheed Martin and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target. In the test, a full-scale prototype of the eMRBM target was released from the cargo bay of a US Air Force C-17 aircraft at 25,000 feet. The system’s parachutes deployed, and the prototype successfully separated from the carriage extraction system. The eMRBM air-launch equipment and carriage extraction system performed nominally in this test, verifying system performance and preparing the launch team for future mission operations The prototype is a replica of the missile target, without propulsion, that is being used to test and validate the air-launch equipment and carriage extraction system in preparation for the maiden flight of the eMRBM missile target planned for later this year. Lockheed Martin is developing the air-launched eMRBM target for the MDA for testing of the Ballistic Missile Defense

For complete reading, kindly subscribe the print edition of Strategic Affairs magazine. OR Contact us: info@strategic-affairs.com, +91-11-41830315