The test involved the “end-to-end” radar tracking of an air-launched medium range ballistic missile and its interception by a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The Standard Missile 3 variant ...

The United States on Tuesday conducted a ballistic missile intercept test in Guam for the first ... territory of America, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor missile from Andersen ...

(U.S. Navy) Raytheon is investing in its Standard Missile 3 lines to accelerate the ... a key role in the Missile Defense Agency’s first test of an initial capability established on Guam to ...

The Americans expect to use their SM3 anti-missile system against incoming Chinese anti-ship missiles. Most American navy ships are armed with SM3, which has also shot down space satellites. SM3 is ...

The GPI project is not the first time the US and Japan have worked together on missile defenses. Related stories The allies successfully tested the jointly developed Standard Missile 3 (SM-3 ...