Learn about the request for information issued by the Missile Defense Agency regarding the procurement of Standard Missile-3 ...

U nited States Navy warships fired the RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) ship-based surface-to-air interceptor missile for the first time in combat operation this past weekend to counter Iranian ...

The SM-3 missile operates in three stages. Initially, it is launched from a ship into space. In its mid-course phase, it travels through space, utilizing onboard sensors and data from ground ...

Critics deride President Donald Trump's plan for an impenetrable shield over the United States as "pie-in-the-sky zany." ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The SM-3 Block IIA Interceptor Missile was designed to intercept and destroy other missiles. Watch its first intercept test as another missile was launched from ...

Drones have made for cheap and effective attacks against much more expensive military hardware, giving an edge to non-state actors.

Houthi rebels fired air missile at United States military fighter jets. While the missile did not strike the jet, the attempted attack escalated the altercation between the two sides.

Japan will take delivery of additional Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptors, according to the Pentagon.

The effort translated into Guam seeing its first live Ballistic Missile Defense test on Dec. 10, 2024, using an SPY-7 AN/TPY-6 that guided an SM-3 Block IIA to intercept an air-launched Medium ...

will be upgraded to support SM-3 and newer variants of the SM missile family. Throughout their expected service life, DDG 51 destroyers will continue to provide multi-mission offensive and ...