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Navy Using SM-3s At ‘An Alarming Rate,’ Kilby Says

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

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Navy Using SM-3s At ‘An Alarming Rate,’ Kilby Says

U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visits with Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen during a trip to Tokyo in April 2025. (Photo: Japan Ministry of Defense)

Navy officials on Tuesday told the Senate Appropriation's defense subcommittee that SM-3s are being used quickly and that the administration is still considering building U.S. Navy ships outside the U.S. to increase the fleet size in the short term. When Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) asked if the Navy has enough Standard Missile- 3 (SM-3) interceptors given the heavy usage of that and other munitions to defend Israel in its conflict with Iran, the Acting Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said they…

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