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Missile Defense

SM-6 Successful In Latest Ballistic Missile Test Intercept

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 29th, 2024

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SM-6 Successful In Latest Ballistic Missile Test Intercept

SM-6 launched from USS Daniel Inouye during successful Flight Test Mission 31 Event 1A in 2023. (Photo: RTX)

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) last Friday said that it and the Navy successfully detected, tracked, engaged, and intercepted a medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) test target using the RTX [RTX]-built Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) fired from the Aegis guided -missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) at sea, demonstrating intercept in the terminal phase of flight. The SM-6 was the Dual II with Software Upgrade, which MDA said is designed to defend against short-to-medium range ballistic missiles in the terminal phase…

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