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THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB) |
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THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF AMERICAN BASES (CAAB) |
The test is designed to evaluate the sea-based Aegis weapons system's capacity for long range surveillance and tracking of a medium range missile.
The cruiser USS Lake Eerie will use a Standard-3 missile to try to shoot down the target missile at Barkings Sands Missile Range near Hawaii.
The test is the third in a series of six to develop a sea-based missile defense system effective against medium range missiles.