US Navy Intercepts Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile In Test - Missile Defense Agency

US Navy Intercepts Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile in Test - Missile Defense Agency

The United States military has intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile during a test conducted in Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2018) The United States military has intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile during a test conducted in Hawaii, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said on Tuesday.

"The MDA and US Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex (AAMDTC) at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03," the MDA said in a press release. "This was an operational live fire test demonstrating the Aegis Weapon System Engage On Remote capability to track and intercept an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) target with an Aegis Ashore-launched Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor,"