Japanese destroyers successfully shoot down target missiles during test off Hawaii

November 22, 2022

Stars and Stripes:

A pair of Japanese destroyers shot down targets using a new type of defensive missile off Hawaii last week, according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

The live fire was part of a two-week exercise at the Pacific Missile Range conducted by Japan’s newest destroyers — the JS Maya and JS Haguro — in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, according to a Monday statement from the agency, which also participated.

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