Interceptor part being redesigned in wake of failed test

A small part of Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor is being redesigned in light of last June's failed intercept test by the Missile Defense Agency's Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD) system, an industry source said Jan. 13. The changes will occur mainly to the tiny diverter...

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