Next Friday (Jan. 25), the Navy will test the ability of a modified Standard Missile-3 to acquire and track a ballistic missile target in the fourth in a series of flight tests the service is carrying out as it develops a sea-based missile defense system, according to a Navy spokesman and industry sources. The Navy spokesman confirmed that Flight Mission 2 of the sea-based missile defense program "is on track for late January" but would not give a date. Industry...
