MDA Plans To Field SM-6 Counter-Hypersonic Update In ’25

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama—The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is planning to field a new version of its update to the Standard Missile 6 Sea Based Terminal aiming at hypersonic defense as its upcoming Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program faces a long road to operations. The MDA has already fielded what it...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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