Raytheon touts ballistic missile defense weapon

Raytheon touts ballistic missile defense weapon
Tucson (UPI) Apr 24, 2013 - The second generation Standard Missile-3 Block IB missile made by Raytheon has been deployed for the first time by the U.S. Navy. Raytheon, in headlining the missile's deployment, said the event marks the start of the second phase of the U.S. Phased Adaptive Approach to countering ballistic missile threats. "The SM-3 Block IB's completion of initial operational testing last year ... more

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