News & Updates

May 2, 2024

Missile Defense News

The US Navy wants a lot more of a missile that just recently scored its first kill to counter Pacific threats like China

Business Insider The US Navy will need a lot more of its SM-3 missile, an interceptor that only recently scored…

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Apr 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

SM-3 Ballistic Missile Interceptor Used for First Time in Combat, Officials Confirm

USNI News For the first time in combat, guided-missile destroyers fired missiles developed to intercept ballistic missiles during the U.S.…

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Apr 15, 2024

Missile Defense News

Combat debut? US Navy’s SM-3 rumored to have struck Iran’s missiles

Interesting Engineering Raytheon’s (an RTX subsidiary) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3), a missile defense interceptor, may have made its combat debut during the recent…

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Apr 6, 2017

Missile Defense News

Commentary: Next steps for homeland missile defense

Defense News WASHINGTON — Should North Korea fire a long-range ballistic missile in anger, America’s only line of defense is…

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Feb 6, 2017

Missile Defense News

US, Japan conduct successful missile interception test

CNN: The US and Japan have passed a crucial test for missile defense, shooting down a medium-range ballistic missile with…

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Feb 4, 2017

Missile Defense News

U.S., Japan Successfully Conduct First SM-3 Block IIA Intercept Test

MDA: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Japan Ministry of Defense (MoD), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS John…

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Dec 15, 2016

Missile Defense News

Raytheon to perform additional SM-3 Block IIA missile work

UPI: Raytheon has received a $68 million contract modification for continued Standard Missile-3 Block IIA engineering. The modification, awarded for…

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Dec 5, 2016

MDAA in the News

Denmark: Onboard with NATO Missile Defense?

Real Clear Defense: Earlier this month, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance had the privilege of attending a reception onboard the…

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Oct 17, 2016

Missile Defense News

Japan may speed up missile defense upgrades in wake of North Korean tests

Japan Times: The government may accelerate around ¥100 billion in planned spending to upgrade Japan’s ballistic missile defenses in the…

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Oct 13, 2016

Missile Defense News

Navy Extends “Netted” Sensors for Surface Weapons — to Destroy Enemy Drones & Missiles

Scout Warrior: The Navy is accelerating efforts to better network sensors to weapons systems so that missiles, drones and ship-based…

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