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Missile DefenseSecond New SM-3 Interceptor Test Fails
A new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile intercept test conducted off the coast of Hawaii failed, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said last Wednesday. The Wednesday test, called Standard […]
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PentagonRaytheon Wins Contract For 52 SM-3 Block IB Missiles Worth Up To $2.3 Billion
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract modification worth up to $2.3 billion to procure the material for, fabricate, test, and deliver 52 Standard Missile (SM)-3 Block IB […]
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Homeland SecurityMDA Cost Estimates ‘Unreliable:’ GAO Report
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is making improvements, but for the fourth year in a row the agency’s cost estimates are unreliable, the Government Accountability Office says in a new […]
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InternationalAnalyst: U.S. Satellite Strike Was Justifiable; Critics Such As China, Russia, Are Off-Base
China Is The Last To Carp About U.S. Anti-Satellite Operation, Analyst Says Pentagon Today Announces ASAT Shot Succeeded In Destroying Hydrazine Fuel Tank A coming wave of criticism — assailing […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Uses Aegis/SM-3 To Take Down Dead Intel Satellite; Fuel Tank Likely Destroyed
By Dave Ahearn The Navy Wednesday night obliterated a nonfunctional intelligence satellite using the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Aegis weapon control system and a Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-3 fired from a […]
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InternationalJapanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
The Japanese destroyer Kongo this week employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an […]
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Business/FinancialJapanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
The Japanese destroyer Kongo yesterday employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an allied […]
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InternationalJapanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
First Time An Ally Has Used Aegis/SM-3 In Ballistic Missile Defense Test The Japanese destroyer Kongo today employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy […]
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