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Missile Defense: SM-3 Interceptor Makes A High-Altitude Hat Trick

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Navy cruiser Lake Erie launches SM-3 IB missile 575519537757ad8b1368733557

After failing its first test back in 2011, the Raytheon-built SM-3 Block IB missile looks like it’s back on track, with yesterday marking the third successful test in a row, each against increasingly difficult targets launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai island in Hawaii. The SM-3 IB is the latest iteration of… Keep reading →

Published May 16, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Navy Wins Big As Senate Approps Adds $4.2B To Keep Nine Ships, Add Destroyer, Fund Attack Sub

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CAPITOL HILL: Those nine warships the Navy planned to retire in the face of the budget crunch? Fuggedaboutit. They’re back in, if the Senate Appropriations Committee has anything to say about it.

The Army wants to keep working on tanks? Cool. We got their back. Keep reading →

Published July 31, 2012 at 1:45 PM
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