Raytheon and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have completed the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA guided missile Critical Design Review (CDR).
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North Korea expanding rocket base
U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said Monday that North Korea is conducting major construction at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
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Pentagon IG to audit Raytheon’s Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle quality standards
The Pentagon’s inspector general has started an audit into the quality standards employed by Raytheon in manufacturing the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.
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South Korea officially confirms it’s looking at SM-3
South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin has officially confirm that his ministry is looking into arming warships with SM-3 interceptors.
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South Korea believes North has made advances in warhead work
South Korean Adm. Choi Yun-hee, who is being nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a parliamentary committee that North Korea has made considerable progress in warhead miniaturization.
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