The Defense Department says Barking Sands on Kauai is the best place to test missile defense systems. The range is also a boon to Kauai’s economy, a training ground for aspiring engineers, and a safe-haven for endangered species.
The liftoff of a ballistic missile from Barking Sands triggers a three-minute war game - launch the [...]

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Just three weeks after the Army’s successful missile test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, the Navy will test its sea-based Aegis system tomorrow.
It will be the 10th try for Aegis off Kauai’s west side. This test will fire a missile from a ship to attempt to shoot down two targets simultaneously — one missile [...]

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An interceptor fails to launch, ending the Navy targeting of two simultaneous threats
The Navy’s ballistic missile defense test off the coast of Kauai failed yesterday after a system glitch kept the interceptor rocket from firing.
According to the Missile Defense Agency, missiles from the Pearl-Harbor based cruiser Lake Erie were supposed to shoot down two targets [...]

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The Navy is aiming for another first tomorrow when it tries simultaneously to knock down dummy ballistic and cruise missiles off the coast of Kauai.
In its last eight missile launches, a Navy cruiser has been able to shoot down seven dummy missiles.
This time the Pearl Harbor-based cruiser Lake Erie, outfitted with the Aegis ballistic missile [...]

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