New Intercept Attempt

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct its second intercept attempt with a Raytheon SM-3 IB missile this week. The first attempt, in September, failed owing to a solid-rocket fuel burn through the missile casing, according to industry officials. This resulted from a specific flight...

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