Taylor Lawrence: Navy Deploys Raytheon-Made Missile Defense System
The U.S. Navy has begun using a Raytheon-built weapon system designed to intercept ballistic missile threats. Navy personnel deployed the Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptor in collaboration with the Missile Defense Agency, Raytheon said Sunday. “The SM-3 Block IB’s completion of initial operational testing last year set the stage for a rapid deployment to theater,†[…] More