Kratos rocket systems supports multiple successful ballistic missile intercept tests during japan flight test aegis weapon system-07 event

San diego, dec. 27, 2022 (globe newswire) -- kratos defense & security solutions, inc. (nasdaq: ktos), a leading national security solutions provider, announced today that its defense & rocket systems business supported the successful intercept test of a medium-range ballistic missile (mrbm) target by a standard missile 3 (sm-3) block iia fired from the js maya (ddg 179), marking the first time that a japanese maya-class destroyer has fired an sm-3 block iia. the intercept was the highlight of the japan flight test aegis weapon system-07 (jftm-07) event which featured four kratos subscale ballistic missile targets that was conducted by the japan maritime self-defense force (jmsdf) and the united states missile defense agency (mda) over a span of two weeks from the pacific missile range facility (pmrf) in hawaii. during the event, the kratos team also supported a live-fire event featuring the engagement of a short-range ballistic missile (srbm) target by the js haguro (ddg 180). altogether, kratos along with government and industry partners, integrated and launched three mrbm targets and one srbm target in support of these mission critical national security related exercises.
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