Airspace was opened to commercial air traffic while Indian Navy test-fired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

India test-fired a BrahMos supersonice cruise missile from INS Kochi on Nov. 1, during that time, the airspace in the exercise remained opened to commercial air traffic due to a communications mix-up.

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Photo: Indian Ministry of Defence
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SM-3 Block IB failed during intercept, THAAD missile then successfully destroys target in terminal phase

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) carried out a multiple engagement test in the vicinity of Wake Island on Nov. 1 and the plan was to have a SM-3 Block IB intercept an extended Medium Range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) in the midcourse phase with a THAAD interceptor as a backup.

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