U.S. Tests Enhanced Interceptor

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has been testing an enhanced
ballistic missile interceptor.
The U.S. military has overseen the launch of the latest variant of the
Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, interceptor employed in the sea-based Aegis
defense system. The military said the new SM-3 Block IB underwent its final
developmental test before serial production for the U.S. Navy.