Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Amid increased tensions with North Korea, the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency on Wednesday shot down a ballistic missile off the coast of Hawaii in a defense test -- which follows another launch by Pyongyang this week.
The MDA said the test missile was shot down by Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) guided missiles launched from aboard the USS John Paul Jones. Officials said the interceptor detected and tracked the target missile from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii's Kauai island.