The United States successfully tested a new interceptor missile defense system

On Thursday, December 13, the US Navy tested a new missile defense interceptor system. This is reported by "Voice of America".

It should be noted that the Missile Defense Agency and the Navy have successfully tested the updated missile defense system. The target missile was launched and successfully intercepted over the ocean by a C-17 aircraft, located several thousand kilometers from Hawaii.

It is said that it is the second in a row to intercept a medium range ballistic missile (BSRD) using the SM-3 missile interceptor Block IIA of the Aegis Ashore missile system. Lt. Gen. Sam Griffes, Director General of the Missile Defense Agency, congratulated all the military, civilian and contractors involved in the trial, and pointed out that the missile defense system is a defensive weapon rather than a weapon. ;offensive. It should also be noted that the previous successful interception took place in October. To date, two tests have failed: in the first case, the missile engine failed, in the second, the operator of the complex has made a mistake.