SM-3 Block IB Destroys Target in 2nd Straight Test Success

摘要

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the U.S. Navy executed a second consecutive successful intercept test June 26 of a new variant of the sea-based Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptor after a first attempt failed last fall. The successful test of the SM-3 Block IB interceptor also was the second for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) 4.0.1 weapon system upgrade, the MDA said in a June 26 press release.