The state-of-the-art Navy vessel that’s designed to shoot down Kim Jong-un’s ballistic missiles before they start World War Three
Ship has been developed by the US Navy to intercept North Korean missiles
MV Pacific Collector shoots out a vehicle which smashes into a warhead
A test to see if the new technology works will be carried out in late May
The news comes as head of US Pacific Command warns Congress that Kim Jong Un ‘is clearly in a position to threaten Hawaii today’
By MARY KEKATOS
DAILYMAIL.COM
14 May 2017
A state-of-the-art navy vessel designed to intercept ballistic missiles is set to be tested later this month.
The MV Pacific Collector detects the missile via GPS and shoots out a vehicle which smashes into a warhead in mid-flight to disable it.
Known as ground-based mid-course defense, the ship is in port at Aloha Tower in Hawaii for a key upcoming ballistic missile defense test.
The news comes as North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile that flew for half an hour and reached an altitude of 1,240 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan – a flight pattern that could indicate a new type of missile.
The ship, measuring 393 feet long and housing 24-foot antennas, will be used in support of missions from the US Missile Defense Agency missions, reported the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Spokesman Chris Johnson said the agency doesn’t usually discuss missile defense tests until after they’ve been conducted, but did confirm that the next flight intercept test is planned for late May.
This test will be the first time a ground-based missile interceptor launched from California attempts to smash into a intercontinental ballistic missile in its mid-course over the Pacific, the Missile Defense Agency said.
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