RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
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The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 is a ship-based surface-to-air missile used by the United States Navy to intercept ballistic missiles as a part of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. With the Block
A RIM-161 standard missile 3 (SM-3) is launched from the Aegis cruiser USS Lake Erie
An SM-3 launched to destroy the failed USA-193 satellite
SM-3 launch from USS Lake Erie, 2005
SM-3 launch from USS Shiloh, 2006
RIM-174 Standard ERAM
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The RIM-174 Standard Extended Range Active Missile, or Standard Missile 6, is a missile in current production for the United States Navy by RTX. It was designed for extended-range anti-air warfare pur
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3
…on Defense Department assessments described by U.S. officials, that U.S. naval vessels in the eastern Mediterranean had fired more than 100 SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors during hostilities with Iran. The SM-3 block IA version provides an incremental upgrade to improve reliability and maintainability at a…
USS John Paul Jones launches a RIM-174 in June 2014