said on Tuesday that it has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile target during a test off Guam for the first time. "During the flight experiment, the Aegis Guam System integrated with the new ...
The highlights of the drill were the first use of the AN/TPY-6 radar to track the target and the first use of a tilting Vertical Launching System to launch the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missile ...
Following Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1, defense analysts have expressed concerns about the U.S. use of about a dozen Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors. The debates ...
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 ...
During the test, dubbed Flight Experiment Mission-02 (FEM-02), the Aegis Guam System, integrated with the new AN/TPY-6 radar and Vertical Launching System, fired a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.