Exclusive: US Navy Validates AEGIS Combat System on Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer During Live Ballistic Missile Intercept Test.

In a unique demonstration of advanced missile defense capabilities, the U.S. Navy executed a groundbreaking test in which a two-stage ballistic missile was dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft using parachutes before being launched directly into the air. This innovative approach, part of Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40), codenamed Stellar Banshee, was designed to evaluate the Aegis Combat System aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) against a live medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) threat simulating hypersonic characteristics. Read full Naval News at this link ...

href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_Aatcp6nrcxDyQkoAUk6mxZtYEMd8pKAF6IIrBt3wvyzrV1xcG-x9KZr8pAcfutV92YOiv7z_NxnVfUj4vzGcBff5DYGwGVD8eRXf-2MJ5J6xs6T-_amJ5km4AXDiOlBz0inysyLjJ5p7ynDbFz8fA9MW9IIrBTmyxjWF59HkD3I4575YUIQ5fsEK7M/s1920/US%20Navy%20Validates%20AEGIS%20Combat%20System%20on%20Arleigh%20Burke-Class%20Destroyer%20During%20Live%20Ballistic%20Missile%20Intercept%20Test%20Exclusive%201920%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) underway during a live-fire test of the AEGIS Combat System. In the vignette, a simulated ballistic missile is seen being dropped from a C-17 aircraft, representing the test's hypersonic target scenario. (Picture source: U.S. DoD)
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