U.S. Navy's Hugely Versatile SM-6 Missile Keeps Scoring Hits
Latest test aimed at improving the weapon's capabilities against ballistic missiles in light of emerging threats.
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAugust 30, 2017
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy have successfully intercepted a surrogate medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with a pair of Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) surface-to-air missiles during a test off the coast of Hawaii. This is the second time the SM-6 has knocked down an MRBM-type weapon and the third time it has hit a ballistic missile of any kind. It also comes as concerns about ballistic missile programs in North Korea and elsewhere around the world are growing.
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