Posted on 08/04/2015 2:00:04 PM PDT by Jyotishi
HONOLULU (AP) - The U.S. military says it has successfully tested an interceptor that can shoot down ballistic missiles as well as airplanes.
The Missile Defense Agency said Monday the destroyer USS John Paul Jones tested the technology during a series of flight tests off the Hawaiian island of Kauai over the past week.
Raytheon Missile Systems spokeswoman Heather Uberuaga says the tests used a modified version of the SM-6 missile the Navy already uses.
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Well I hope Hawaii can intercept the Iranian cruise missiles.
“Well I hope Hawaii can intercept the Iranian cruise missiles.”
Forget Iranian missiles. We just sent a shot across China’s bow. Watch for the Norks to test fire something just to see what we won’t do.
Look out TWA flights out of New York on aircraft known to almost never overheat.
Just sayin’...
Supreme stand down authority trumps protecting Thursday’s gathering of 17.
I think these missile tests are important, but it is fun to lampoon other topics on the back of these reports.
Good one.
Just a P.R. stunt by Raytheon so they can make Billions in the new Middle East Arm’s race.
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