First intercept test from Aegis Ashore test site

The Aegish Ashore test site at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii successfully conducted the first intercept flight test on Dec. 9.

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By Missile Defense Agency – United States Department of Defense (United States Naval Institute News) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The SM-3 Block IB Threat Upgrade interceptor was able to destroy a target representing a medium-range ballistic missile.

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