The objective was to test the ability of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense and THAAD Weapon Systems to defeat a raid of three near-simultaneous air and missile targets, consisting of one medium-range ballistic missile, one short-range ballistic missile and one cruise missile target.
Målet var at afprøve Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense og THAAD våbensystemets evne til at besejre et raid af tre næsten samtidige luft- og missilmål bestående af et ballistisk mellemdistancemissil, et kortrækkende ballistisk missil og et krydsermissil-mål.