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Article: US successfully conducts ballistic missile intercept test from Guam, Pentagon says

US successfully conducts ballistic missile intercept test from Guam, Pentagon says

US successfully conducts ballistic missile intercept test from Guam, Pentagon says

PHOTO CAPTION: A U.S. Army soldier calibrates the launcher component of a Patriot missile system positioned at an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Oct. 31, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. James Cason via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully intercepted an air-launched intermediate range ballistic missile target during a test off Guam for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the island's defense capabilities, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.



(Reporting by Mike Stone in Washington)

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