NSWC PHD takes part in successful missile test

 

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), participated in a successful test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the intercept of a separating ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean. The test was a joint effort of NSWC PHD, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), USS Lake Erie (CG-70), NSWC Dahlgren Division and NSWC Corona Division. During the test, a two-stage ballistic missile test target was launched and then successfully intercepted by the SM-3 Block IB Guided Missile. (Read more)