Japanese Navy Tests SM-3 Block IIA/B Missiles

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JS Maya firing SM-3 Block IIA missile.

Credit: Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
SINGAPORE—The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) has successfully fired the SM-3 Block IIA and Block IIB missiles from destroyers for the first time. The missiles were fired from the Maya-class Aegis destroyers JS Maya on Nov. 16 and JS Haguro on Nov. 19 against targets fired from the U.S...

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