Commander U.S. 3rd Fleet
U.S. Navy video Courtesy of Missile Defense Agency
Video by Lt. Mohammad Issa
PACIFIC OCEAN
08.16.2024


Allied navies joined the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to conduct the Pacific Dragon 2024 ballistic missile defense exercise from July 29-Aug. 13, 2024, in waters around the Hawaiian Islands.

Pacific Dragon, hosted by U.S. 3rd Fleet, is a biennial exercise designed to improve participating forces' ability to work together to track and intercept ballistic missiles.

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Did you know?
The Raytheon RIM-161 SM-3 Blk 1B is a ship-based surface-to-air missile used by the United States Navy & Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Although primarily designed to intercept short- and intermediate-range ballistic missile it is also a satellite killer with an operational range of 1200 km and travelling at 3 km/s that’s a jaw dropping Mach 9. Talk about high-hypersonic. But it comes at an eye-watering price tag of $13,000,000 a pop! Is it worth it?

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