Combat Camera Video: Missile Defense Agency Japan Flight Test-3

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2009 -- Embedded above is a b-roll video of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), in cooperation with the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy, conducting 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 mid-course ballistic missile defense capability provided by Aegis BMD. (Courtesy Video, Missile Defense Agency. Length: 00:03:02.)

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