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| Keywords: US Navy 070622-N-XXXXX-001 A medium range ballistic missile with a separating target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility.jpg en BARKING SANDS Kauai Hawaii June 22 2007 - A medium range ballistic missile with a separating target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility Minutes later a Standard Missile SM-3 was launched from the Aegis combat system equipped Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Decatur DDG 73 successfully intercepting the ballistic missile threat target It was the first time such a test was conducted from a ballistic missile defense equipped-U S Navy destroyer The previous flight tests were conducted from U S Navy cruisers The maritime capability is designed to intercept short to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats in the midcourse phase of flight USS Decatur is one of 18 U S Navy ships three cruisers and 15 destroyers that will be identically equipped by early 2009 with the ballistic missile defense capabilities of conducting long-range surveillance/tracking and launching the SM-3 missile U S Navy Photo Released 2007-06-22 070622-N-XXXXX-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 47417 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands Missile launches | ||||
