Aegis BMD / SM-3
Sea-based exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile
Defence System
Ship-launched from Aegis-equipped destroyers (Arleigh Burke-class) and cruisers (Ticonderoga-class). SM-3 Block IIA has extended range. Used by USS Carney and other ships against Iranian BMs.
← Coalition Defence Systems 
Specifications
| Classification | Sea-based exoatmospheric anti-ballistic missile |
| Operator | United States (US Navy) |
| Developer | Raytheon / Aerojet Rocketdyne |
| Also known as | SM-3, Standard Missile-3, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense |
| Range | 700 km |
| Kill Mechanism | Hit-to-kill (kinetic warhead) |
| Intercept Phase | exoatmospheric |
| Intercept Altitude | 70–500 km |
| Target Types | MRBM, IRBM, SRBM |
| First Operational | 2,004 |
| First Combat Use | 2024-04-13 |