The East Asian Times
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Navy, and Lockheed Martin conducted a missile defense test on March 24 off the coast of Hawaii to assess the U.S. military’s ability to track and respond to hypersonic threats.
The test, known as Flight Test Other-40 (FTX-40) or “Stellar Banshee,” involved the USS Pinckney (DDG 91), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with the Aegis combat system and the Sea-Based Terminal (SBT) Increment 3 upgrade.
During the exercise, the ship detected, tracked, and simulated an engagement against a maneuvering hypersonic target designed to mimic real-world threats.
The live phases of FTX-40 took place over the Pacific Ocean near the Pacific Missile Range Facility off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
