A defense contractor announced that it's successfully completed a test flight from the Central Coast of a mobile defense system under development for the Army.
In a press release, Lockheed Martin officials say what's called a Precision Strike Missile was successfully flow from a mobile launch system. It flew from Vandenberg Space Force Base on an extended flight over the Pacific.
Officials say it was the fifth successful flight test of the missile, with another lanuch planned for this fall. The mobile missile systems are intended to be able to reach targets up to around 300 miles away. Lockheed Martin is hoping to have the mobile missile ready for operational deployment in 2023.
