THE NAVY’S SM-6 ABM HAS A SUCCESSFUL TEST INTERCEPT:

The United States conducted a successful missile defense test that intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile off the coast of Hawaii early Wednesday morning, according to a statement from the US Missile Defense Agency.

The Standard Missile-6, built by major US defense contracter Raytheon, intercepted the missile target at sea in its final seconds of flight after being fired from the USS John Paul Jones.

BACKGROUND: A StrategyPage report on the SM-6 (July 2017).