Pentagon delays until 2028 flight test of engagement coordination among Aegis BMD, THAAD, Patriot

By Jason Sherman / February 5, 2021 at 11:39 AM
The U.S. military has delayed until 2028 plans for a major flight test to demonstrate the ability of three major ballistic missile defense systems to collaborate, a goal that if not further postponed will be 15 years after the Pentagon's top weapon tester called for the Navy and Army systems to establish rudimentary engagement coordination for theater-level threats. Last month, then-Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler disclosed in a report to Congress future plans for assessing Aegis Ballistic...

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