Japan Tests Aegis Abm System
Credit: U.S. NAVY
The Japanese Aegis destroyer Kongo, in the country’s first attempt, intercepted a ballistic missile target with a Standard Missile-3 Block 1A on Dec. 17. The target, fired by the U.S. Navy, mimicked a North Korean Rodong missile. Kongo, the first Japanese ship upgraded for ballistic missile defense...
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