U.S. Recent Plans in National Air Defense: The East Asia Dimension

... in East Asia? The U.S. global missile defense architecture is gradually built around nodal components, some of which cover East Asia. The Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMWS) is based on radar systems and a satellite constellation. Within the ... ... estimated by the US Naval Institute (USNI), the total number of SM-3 interceptors of different versions is 265 with more than a thousand SM-6 interceptors for destroying targets in the atmosphere at a distance of up to 370 km. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet alone,...