The USA and Japan conducted an interceptor missile test in Hawaii
20
The US and Japanese military conducted successful flight tests of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor missile, reports RIA News US Navy Post.
Archive photo
According to the information, "the test was conducted in Hawaii on Friday evening local time (early morning by US Eastern Coast time)." It was attended by experts from the US Navy and the US Missile Defense Agency, as well as representatives of the Japanese Defense Ministry.
“The target was a medium-range ballistic missile launched from the Kauai area. The US Navy’s specially equipped ship John Paul Jones determined the target, after which an interceptor missile was launched from its side, ”the message reads.
The head of the US Agency for Pro Missile Defense, James Sirindzh called the test "the most important milestone in cooperation on the development of SM-3."
Vice Admiral stated that "This rocket, created by the governments and companies of the United States and Japan, is vital for both countries and will improve our ability to contain the growing ballistic threat around the world."
Public domain
Our news channels
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned), Kirill Budanov (included to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists)
“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev Lev; Ponomarev Ilya; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; Mikhail Kasyanov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"
Information