US Navy Conducts Final Developmental Test of AMDR


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On January 31, the U.S. Navy successfully tracked a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) target with its AN/SPY-6(V)1 Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua’i. Designated “Vigilant Nemesis,” this was the final developmental test for the AMDR in a series of ballistic missile defense (BMD) tests. Program manager for Above Water Sensors Captain Seiko Okano said the test “completes our rigorous developmental test program to support the on-time delivery of the Navy’s newest [DDG 51] Flight III destroyer.” These next-generation destroyers will include a new Aegis Baseline 10 control system, integrating the AMDR into the combat system.

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Jeremy Chin, "US Navy Conducts Final Developmental Test of AMDR," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, February 6, 2019, last modified April 8, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-navy-conducts-final-developmental-test-of-amdr/.