9 0 s ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁US ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Haw k ▁systems ▁were ▁modified ▁to ▁support ▁basic ▁the ater ▁anti - ball istic ▁miss ile ▁capabilities . ▁M IM - 2 3 ▁Haw k ▁miss ile ▁is ▁not ▁oper ational ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁service ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁G ulf ▁war , ▁the ▁A eg is ▁combat ▁system ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁AB M ▁capabilities . ▁The ▁Standard ▁miss ile ▁system ▁was ▁also ▁en hanced ▁and ▁tested ▁for ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁inter ception . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁SM - 2 ▁block ▁IV A ▁miss iles ▁were ▁tested ▁in ▁a ▁the ater ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁defense ▁function . ▁Standard ▁Miss ile ▁ 3 ▁( SM - 3 ) ▁systems ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁tested ▁for ▁an ▁AB M ▁role . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁an ▁SM - 3 ▁miss ile ▁launched ▁from ▁a ▁T icon der oga - class ▁cru iser , ▁the ▁USS ▁Lake ▁Er ie , ▁successfully ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁non - function ing ▁satellite . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁Terminal ▁High ▁Alt itude ▁Area ▁Def ense ▁was ▁deployed ▁at ▁White ▁S ands ▁Miss ile ▁Range . ▁Test s ▁were ▁conducted ▁on ▁a ▁regular