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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Raytheon Standard Missile-2 Demonstrates Sea-Based Terminal, Fleet Protection

Standard Missile-2A Raytheon Company Standard Missile-2 Block IV missile intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile target at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division.

The SM-2 Block IV engagement demonstrated a near-term, sea-based capability for destroying short-range ballistic missiles in their terminal or final phase of flight.

During the same test, a Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIA missile intercepted and destroyed a low-altitude, anti-ship cruise missile target.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete1/4/09 23:13

    I wonder if it could shoot down China's newly developed DF-21 ASBM warheads as they plunge toward a carrier battle group?.

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