Sources: SM-3, Thaad Could Offer ‘Ascent’ Phase Defenses

Credit: U.S. AIR FORCE
Tweaks to the Standard Missile-3 and Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense interceptors, as well as air-launched weapons already in the U.S. arsenal, could show promise for the Missile Defense Agency’s hopes to field ascent-phase missile defenses. The ascent phase has become the centerpiece of MDA’s...

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