The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy sailors
aboard USS Hopper (DDG 70) successfully conducted two
developmental flight tests of the Standard Missile-3
(SM-3) Block IB Threat Upgrade guided missile on May 25
and 26 (2016) off the west coast of Hawaii. The flight
tests, designated Controlled Test Vehicle (CTV)-01a and
CTV-02, demonstrated the successful performance of
design modifications to the SM-3 third-stage rocket
motor (TSRM) nozzle.
The results of these flight tests will support a
future SM-3 Block IB production authorization request.
This imagery is from the first developmental test
conducted on may 25th, designated as Controlled Test
Vehicle (CTV)-01a.
Missile Defense Agency video by Leah Garton Video edited by USA Patriotism!
