The Japanese destroyer Kongo yesterday employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an allied nation has used the Aegis/SM-3 ballistic missile defense (BMD) system in a test. Japanese self-defense forces have moved to develop a BMD capability in the face of continued concern about North Korea, which several years ago fired a long-range Taepo Dong-1 missile arcing over Japan that landed in the sea.…
Japanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
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