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US Navy destroyer tests new defense system, takes out ballistic missile

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/02/...c-missile.html

Quote:

The U.S. and Japan successfully completed a ballistic missile intercept in a spectacular test off the west coast of Hawaii last week.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Japan’s Ministry of Defense and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones conducted the intercept test on Feb. 3. The test marks the first time that a ballistic missile has been targeted using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor.

Video: http://video.foxnews.com/v/5315811901001

Looks Good Neal,glad your Navy can get to sea:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: