Prydean Space Defense Force
Tests New Anti Ship Missile Defense System

The Prydean Space Defense Force (PSDF) conducted the ninth trial of the current Kat Industries designed "Cats-Eye" missile defense system and the 14th overall test firing of the Cats-Eye interceptor missile at 083017MAY2225 SLT (Space Local Time). The test, deemed a success, was witnessed by Terran Officials involved in the Block 2 model of the Cats-Eye interceptor missile destroying an inbound Terran Harpoon target missile launched by the TSS Never Sail off the star system Vesta during Operation Stymie. Experts speculated that the Harpoon was programmed to simulate flight of the Yorian Anti-Ship missile system code-named "Blue-Death".

At 082817MAY2225 SLT, the interceptor, with a new electronic package and software blocks co-produced by Kat Industries and Terran Spatial Dynamics, was launched from Prydean’s 1st class rated Star Cruiser "Stray Kat". The launch marked the first flight for this latest model of the interceptor missile, referred to as the "Cats-Eye 3" by Jo-Lene’s Space Week & Space Technologies Digest. The Cats-Eyes Slotted Long-Range Radar (SLAR2) detected the inbound Terran Harpoon Missile and relayed the information to the battle management center aboard the "Stray Kat" which calculated the intercept point and fed the data to the interceptor’s guidance system and then cueing the launch at the appropriate moment.

Both Prydean and Terran Defense Agencies as well as Kat Industries and Spatial Dynamics singularly described the successful test firing as "Beautiful", noting that the test highlighted four areas of success: governmental and industrial cooperation, logistical support, systems integration and hailed the successful intercept as "an important performance milestone [for the Cats-Eye Defense Weapons System.]"

Reported by,
Lady Liz-Anne Gats-Ton
Mate to Anue
Keeper of the Faith