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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Raytheon's newest SM-3 takes out ballistic missile target

Standard Missile-3Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the USS Lake Erie has destroyed another ballistic missile target.

The test marks the 21st successful intercept for the SM-3 program, a critical piece of the United States' Phased Adaptive Approach for missile defense.

"Today's flight test was the second, back-to-back successful intercept for the newest variant of SM-3, and it further increases our confidence in this weapon's defensive capabilities," said Dr. Taylor Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president.

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