The Aegis Weapon System at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai launched an interceptor missile after radar detected the target. The SM-3 interceptor moved into the target`s path and destroyed it.
Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said the test`s success keeps the Aegis Ashore program on track for deployment in Romania by year`s end.
It says it is expected to operate in Poland in 2018.
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