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American warships fired the SM-3 for the first time in combat last month to defend Israel from Iranian ballistic missiles.

THAAD is crucial in the US strategy for a multi-tiered ballistic missile defense, with hypersonic speed capability.

Middle East News: Israel has confirmed that it used its Arrow 3 missile interceptor against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Israeli military successfully intercepted and

India’s state-run Defense Research and Development Organization is developing a different version of an interceptor missile to protect strategic assets from... 02.11.2022, Sputnik International

The Navy is continuing to develop the Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) program, an integrated threat detection and defense system capable of finding and destroying incoming anti-ship missiles from distances beyond the radar horizon.

The Japanese Defense Ministry said that it was planning to build two types of standoff missiles that can strike an enemy target from far away. 

A recent exercise tested NORAD’s ability to detect threats from the southern approach to the United States—a mission the command was not optimized for.

The Next-Generation Interceptor is expected to be more efficient thanks to better command and control systems and a smaller hardware footprint.

The missile batteries are near the Polish-Ukrainian border, but intended to help bolster Poland's defense.

Vice Admiral Jon Hill said the United States would rely on the “SM-6 missile with its nascent capability to take on a hypersonic [missile],” but added that the missile is “really the nation’s only hypersonic defense capability.”