Jul. 23—The Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai is expected to soon see two big missile defense tests as the United States seeks to counter a rapidly arming China.

The exercise was held at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands on Kauai and off the island’s coast. The Navy’s Aegis Weapon System can search for, track and destroy more than 100 targets.

The Navy laid out its plans for the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai in a draft environmental assessment issued in August. The plan would increase the frequency of 13 types of training and ...

A Sandia Labs-built common hypersonic glide body launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, during a 2020 DOD flight experiment. In May 2024, an industry-manufactured version had ...

The Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicle Group B (ARAV-B) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii during Pacific Dragon 2024, Aug. 7. Hosted by the U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet, PD 24 is ...