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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Target missile intercepted during test off Hawaii

USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)The military says it successfully intercepted a medium-range missile during a test off Hawaii.

The Defense Department says Thursday's test was to demonstrate that the Aegis defense system can engage and track a ballistic missile while using only tracks from remote airborne sensors.

The target missile was launched from Kauai's Pacific Missile Range Facility. Sailors aboard the Pearl Harbor-based USS John Paul Jones used radar to detect and track the target.

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