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Sunday, August 07, 2011

DoD Panel Says SM-3 Makes Sense

SM-3SM-3 proponents can breathe easy. The missile won't be coming under the Pentagon's budget ax anytime soon, according to a soon-to-be released DoD report.

Members of the Defense Science Board briefed the Hill on the initial findings of that report, which focused on ballistic missile defense operations, particularly in the early launch phase.

What was clear from the briefing is that any option to try and intercept a short to medium-range missile just after the time of launch was "fundamentally impossible," according to a source familiar with the SM-3 program.

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