The Navy's newest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense interceptor -- Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA -- notched a success during a high-stakes flight test over the Pacific Ocean today, intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target in what was billed as a do-over event for a failed January test that is pivotal to plans for bolstering European defense and crucial for a pending production decision. After four tests, the SM-3 Block IIA now has two intercept successes. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer John...
