Northrop Grumman's Defense System Intercepts Two Missiles at Same Time
December 12 2019 - 3:02PM
Dow Jones News
By Kimberly Chin
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) said its missile-defense system
simultaneously knocked out two cruise missiles during a flight
test.
"Today's test demonstrates that [the integrated battle command
system] is achieving unprecedented performance in defeating
multiple missile threats," said Dan Verwiel, vice president of
missile defense and protective systems at Northrop Grumman, in
prepared remarks.
In conjunction with the U.S. Army, the flight test was conducted
at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where two
cruise-missile surrogates were launched. The missiles took a
maneuvering pattern and then split off as they neared their
separate targets. The defense-missile system was able to detect,
track and intercept both missiles, Northrop Grumman said.
Shares of Northrop Grumman, which have gained 41% this year,
slipped 0.6% to $346.47 on Thursday.
Write to Kimberly Chin at kimberly.chin@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 12, 2019 14:47 ET (19:47 GMT)
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