DefenceTalkA test of a US missile interceptor failed in Hawaii on Wednesday (Jan 31), a defence official said, marking the second such unsuccessful attempt in less than a year. The test using the Aegis Ashore system occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, Missile Defence Agency spokesman Mark Wright said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/test-of-us-japanese-missile-interceptor-fails-again-71389/

DefenceTalkPACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii: The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed the first successful intercept flight test of a Raytheon Company (RTN) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA, a defensive weapon designed to defeat short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. Crew members onboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) launched a SM-3 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/next-gen-standard-missile-3-completes-first-intercept-test-68983/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the Japan Ministry of Defense, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a flight test Feb. 3 (Hawaii Standard Time), resulting in the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3). The SM-3 Block IIA is being developed cooperatively by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-japan-successfully-conduct-first-sm-3-block-iia-intercept-test-68980/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted the first flight test of the Raytheon Company Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The interceptor’s bigger rocket motors and more capable kill vehicle will engage threats sooner and protect larger regions from short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. The final assembly of the Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 Block […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-begins-flight-testing-advanced-missile-defense-interceptor-64421/

DefenceTalkIn partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, a U.S. Navy destroyer successfully engaged ballistic and cruise missile targets simultaneously with a Raytheon-made (RTN) Standard Missile-3 and Standard Missile-2s in a complex integrated air and missile defense exercise. “This test showcases the U.S.’s ability to defend against numerous ballistic and cruise missile threats in ‘raid’ scenarios,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sm-3-sm-2s-take-on-ballistic-cruise-missile-targets-during-simulated-missile-attack-exercise-60971/

DefenceTalkIn partnership with the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Navy deployed the second-generation Standard Missile-3 Block IB made by Raytheon for the first time, initiating the second phase of the Phased Adaptive Approach. “The SM-3 Block IB’s completion of initial operational testing last year set the stage for a rapid deployment to theater,” said Dr. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-deploys-standard-missile-3-block-ib-for-first-time-59393/

DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS Lake Erie (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test today of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the intercept of a complex separating short-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by the Aegis BMD 4.0 Weapon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/aegis-missile-defense-system-completes-successful-intercept-flight-test-49113/

DefenceTalkA Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) Standard Missile-3 Block IA fired from the USS Lake Erie destroyed a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target using tracking data from a remote Raytheon sensor payload on the Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrator (STSS-D) satellites. “This test further expands our confidence in the SM-3’s ability to engage targets using remote, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-navy-uses-eyes-in-space-to-take-out-a-ballistic-missile-threat-target-46786/