Hypersonic, Ballistic Threats Prompt New U.S. Navy Missile Programs

SM-2 being fired by the USS Donald Cook
An SM-2, pictured being fired by the USS Donald Cook last year, follows in a long line of modular Standard Missile designs, but it could be overhauled with a new open-architecture system by the end of the decade.
Credit: U.S. Navy
As China tests long-range ballistic missiles against ships and Russia deploys hypersonic, anti-ship cruise missiles on frigates, the U.S. Navy is poised to launch a second wave of acquisition programs to field offensive and defensive counters to the speed and range advantages now claimed by its...

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