US and Japan conduct first successful test of $3.2billion defense system by shooting down a ballistic missile in space amid simmering tensions over North Korea’s weapons cache
The joint test was carried out off the Kauai, Hawaii, about 10:30 on Friday night
Missile defense officials said the USS John Paul Jones was able to track, locate, and shoot down the weapon using its onboard Aegis Missile Defense System
Missile used to take out the ballistic weapon was a Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor
US has spent about $2.2billion on the system, while Japan has spent $1billion
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 February 2017
The US and Japan have successfully carried out the first test of a defense system designed to shoot down ballistic missiles.
The US Missile Defense Agency revealed the USS John Paul Jones was able to track, locate and ultimately destroy a missile by using its onboard Aegis Missile Defense System and a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor.
The test took place off Kauai in Hawaii on Friday about 10:30pm, and saw the defense missile hit its target in space, officials said.
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