Australia Test-Fires Future Ground-Based Air Defense Prototype

Australia has put its developmental Medium-Range Ground-Based Air Defense (MRGBAD) prototype through a live-fire test, validating how its core systems work together during an operational engagement.

Conducted during Exercise Taipan Strike 26 at the Woomera Test Range, the demo was led by Lockheed Martin in partnership with the US Navy.

The test began with a radar from CEA Technologies detecting and tracking a representative threat before transmitting target data to an expeditionary version of the virtualized Aegis Weapon System.

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