By Marina Malenic A Japanese warship outfitted with the U.S.-manufactured Aegis ballistic defense system recently tracked and destroyed a target missile off the coast of Hawaii, the two governments said. The intercept test, conducted in international waters, was the fourth for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). All four Aegis intercept tests conducted by the JMSDF have been successful. The exercise "verified the newest engagement capability of the Japan Aegis configuration of the recently upgraded Japanese destroyer, JS Kirishima," reads…
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