MDA Plans New Upgrades For SM-3 Block 1B After Fiscal 2024

A U.S. Navy destroyer fires an SM-3 Block 1B interceptor. 

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to pause production of the “workhorse” SM-3 sea-based interceptor arsenal for several years to work on new upgrades, Vice Adm. Jon Hill said March 24. The agency’s fiscal 2024 budget request includes funding for 27 Raytheon SM-3 Block 1B missiles, but then...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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