SM-3 Block IIA Missile Excels in First Ever ICBM Intercept Test

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and U.S. Navy sailors aboard an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System-equipped destroyer intercepted and destroyed a threat-representative Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) target with a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile during a flight test demonstration in the broad ocean area northeast of Hawaii, Nov. 16. Read more: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) video. ===================== For new videos every week, subscribe here! Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on LinkedIn: Like us on Facebook: Check out our daily naval defense news coverage at: NAVAL NEWS is fully focused on naval topics. We cover the latest naval defense shows & events. We also report on naval technology from all over the world. is updated daily with in-depth features, industry, and naval forces news round-ups, event coverage, video reports and more. Our top of the line site is responsive across all mobile and desktop devices.