US intercepts ballistic missile in test off Hawaii
HONOLULU – The U.S. military says it successfully shot down a short-range ballistic missile in a test off Hawaii.
Soldiers of the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, fired the interceptor from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai. It shot down the target, which was fired after 9:30 p.m. Monday from a decommissioned amphibious assault ship positioned offshore, during the target’s final stage of flight.