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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2009) -- The Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper
(DDG 70) launches a standard missile (SM) 3 Blk IA during exercise
Stellar Avenger, successfully intercepting a sub-scale short-range
ballistic missile launched from the Kauai Test Facility at the Pacific
Missile Range Facility, Barking Sans, Kauai, Hawaii. This was the 19th
successful intercept for the Aegis BMD program in 23 at-sea firings,
including the February 2008 destruction of a malfunctioning satellite
above the earth's atmosphere. U.S. Navy
photo (RELEASED)
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