An SM-6 is launched from the USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) during Flight Test Standard Missile-27 Event 2 (FTM-27 E2) to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile (MBRB) goal in 2017. (Photo: Missile Defense Agency)
The pinnacle of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) this week said several current missile defense systems likely have a capability to defend against hypersonic threats and plans to acquire tons of of Standard Missile (SM-6) interceptors will help allow salvo defense.
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