The Pentagon is ramping up missile defense production after the U.S. military expended nearly a quarter of its high-altitude ...

Adm. James Kilby, the acting chief of naval operations, told BI that cheaper air defense solutions are needed to preserve ...

American forces fired more than 150 THAAD interceptors at Iranian missiles and drones during the 12-day conflict between ...

The U.S. Navy used munitions at an "alarming rate" in the recent defense of Israel, Admiral James Kilby, Naval Operations Acting Chief, told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Roughly 25% of all U.S. THAAD interceptors funded to date were reportedly launched in June, and SM-3s were also expended at a ...

Engagements with the Houthis have taught the Navy about when to fire cheaper weapons instead of expensive interceptors, Adm.

Orders for munitions and interceptors of all kinds are up, buoying defense contractors struggling with costly problems in ...

Unlike the Navy's other missile interceptors, the SM-3 can engage targets in space. The SM-3 uses a kinetic kill vehicle to destroy short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles. US Navy photo ...

The Navy said in January that nearly 400 munitions, including over 100 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, and 20 ESSM and SM-3 missiles, had been fired to counter Houthi strikes since October 2023.

During Exercise Formidable Shield 2019, USS Roosevelt demonstrated its advanced air and missile defense capabilities with a live launch of the SM-3 missile. This powerful display highlights the ship’s ...

Raytheon will perform product support for SM-3 missile variants throughout an eight-year period that will run from 2021 through Oct. 29, 2029, the Department of Defense said Friday.

The U.S. conflict with the Houthi rebels in Yemen had, as of January, seen the Navy fire 120 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, and a variety of 20 ESSM/SM-3 missiles. But that was just in January.