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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Hawaii missile launch tests shield readiness

Aegis Ashore siteA missile launch next week from Kauai will test the readiness of a planned ballistic missile defense shield for Europe.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports (http://is.gd/mRcyFF) the launch will take place from the Aegis Ashore site at the Pacific Missile Range Facility.

The equipment and procedures will be replicated for the European defense system scheduled to become operational in Romania in 2015 and Poland in 2018.

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