PAC-3 MSE has made its furthest intercept of air-breathing target

Lockheed Martins’ PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor recent achieve its longest-range intercept of an air-breathing target at White Sands Missile Range.

The PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor set a distance record in its latest flight test with the longest one-shot hit-to-kill intercept against an Air-Breathing Threat at White Sands Missile Range on July 26. (PRNewsfoto/Lockheed Martin)

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Japan could spend up to $5.3 billion for Aegis Ashore

A latest assessment by Japan’s Ministry of Defense into the construction cost of two Aegis Ashore sites found that the price has ballooned to $5.3 billion

Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania
By Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet (Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Complex Romania) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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