October 29 2009
A Japanese destroyer successfully shot down a ballistic missile target during a joint test at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, reports Raytheon, the builder of the missile used in the trial.
The JS Myoko (DDG-175) detected and tracked the target before firing an SM-3 Block IA interceptor, according to Japanese and U.S. authorities.
This was the third such test for Japan.
Raytheon and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are also developing the next-generation...
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