Japan will acquire 73 US-made SM-3 Block IIA ship-based missiles
The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of up to seventy-three (73) Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA with support for an estimated cost of $3.295 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on August 27, 2019. Read full news at this link ...
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| A target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii during Flight Test Standard Missile-45. Upon acquiring and tracking the target, the USS John Finn (DDG-113) launched an SM-3 Block IIA guided missile which intercepted the target. (Picture source Raytheon) |
