A US Navy destroyer successfully intercepted a mock intercontinental ballistic missile designed to simulate one developed by North Korea , a Pentagon official said. The Aegis-class destroyer operating near Hawaii earlier Tuesday fired a Standard Missile-3 model Block II A made by Raytheon Technologies Corp. at the target launched from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. “This was an incredible accomplishment and critical milestone" for the Aegis program, Vice Admiral John Hill, director of the US Missile Defense Agency, said in a statement. Japan is buying the missile to bolster its defenses against North Korea. The missile is also the centerpiece of US-European missile defense programs and is scheduled to be installed in Poland.

Source: Mint November 17, 2020 08:48 UTC