MDA Scores 1 Kill, 1 Unknown Result In Third SM-6 Dual II Test

A 2015 test shows an SM-6 launch against a cruise missile target.
Credit: MDA
A third and most complex test of the Raytheon SM-6 Dual II missile led to an uncertain result, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said July 25. The USS Ralph Johnson, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with the Aegis Combat System, fired four SM-6 Dual II missiles in salvos of two each...

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