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Friday, November 25, 2005

Defense Agency missile sensor test a success
Japan tested its Advanced Infrared Ballistic Missile Optical Sensor System mounted on a UP3C during the recent Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense intercept flight test in Hawaii.

Nicknamed AIRBOSS, the new system is designed to detect missiles or aircraft at a distance of up to several hundred kilometers with an 80-centimeter-tall and 60-centimeter-diameter cylindrical sensor.

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