
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said it found the likely reason why a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile failed to intercept a target in a January test (FTM-29): a device did not ignite the third stage rocket motor (TSRM).MDA and U.S. Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex in Hawaii attempted to conduct a live-fire missile intercept flight test using an SM-3 IIA, but the missile missed the test warhead. The test target was launched…