MDA Blames SM-3 Block 2A Interceptor For Missing Target

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) says it will not fly or buy operational versions of the new Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block 2A until it has figured out what went wrong during the Jan. 31 intercept test in Hawaii. During the agency’s fiscal 2019 budget rollout on Feb. 12, the agency confirmed...

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