Aegis,AMDR detected,tracked and launched simulated SM-6 against HGV

摘要

The Aegis ballistic missile defense system demonstrated the ability to track a long-range hypersonic weapon during a non-intercept test executed in parallel with a March 2020 flight test of the Conventional Prompt Strike program, launching a simulated Standard Missile-6 against the actual hypersonic glide body during its 2,000-mile flight over the Pacific. The Pentagon's top weapons tester revealed this development in a report delivered to Congress and the defense secretary this month, including a brief description of the event. Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler's 2020 report on select weapon systems makes brief mention of the event and results in its discussion of testing activities related to Aegis.