Thursday, September 20, 2018

A Japanese destroyer shot down a simulated ballistic missile in a test off the coast of Hawaii last week.

The test on September 11 test involved the destroyer Atago using its American-made Aegis Combat System and SM-3 missile interceptors to shoot down a stand-in for an incoming missile. The joint U.S-Japan test involved the same missile defense equipment deployed on American ships. Here’s a no-sound video of the test:




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