Raytheon's Standard Missile-6 -- a sea-based guided missile interceptor with defensive and offensive punch -- and Lockheed Martin's Aegis weapon system demonstrated a significant new capability during a flight test over the Pacific Ocean when the two paired to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile target in the most stressing assessment of the Sea Based Terminal capability displayed to date. On Dec. 14, the Missile Defense Agency and the Navy conducted a test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system...
