U.S. warship successfully intercepts and destroys mock ICBM mid-flight: Pentagon
- 3 years ago
美, 해상발사 요격기로 ICBM 격추시험 성공
The United States has successfully carried out a test-run aimed at destroying an ICBM target with a sea-based missile defense system.
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the mock ICBM launched from the Marshall Islands was successfully intercepted and destroyed by a SM-3 missile fired from a U.S. destroyer out at sea.
A senior Pentagon official described the successful test as a critical milestone for the U.S. defense program.
The Pentagon did not specify which country the system is designed to protect the U.S. against.
The United States has successfully carried out a test-run aimed at destroying an ICBM target with a sea-based missile defense system.
The Pentagon said Tuesday that the mock ICBM launched from the Marshall Islands was successfully intercepted and destroyed by a SM-3 missile fired from a U.S. destroyer out at sea.
A senior Pentagon official described the successful test as a critical milestone for the U.S. defense program.
The Pentagon did not specify which country the system is designed to protect the U.S. against.