US Conducts First Live Ballistic Missile Intercept From Guam

The intercept from Guam seeks to advance U.S. defense readiness, adding to a layered missile defense system, the Missile Defense Agency said.

The AN/TPY-6 tracked a ballistic missile target and provided data to the Aegis Guam System to engage and intercept a target off the coast of Guam, on Dec. 10, 2004. Courtesy of the Missile Defense Agency

The United States military conducted a live intercept of a ballistic missile target on Dec. 10, the first ballistic missile defense event executed from Guam.

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), working with multiple Department of Defense partners, launched a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA from the Aegis Guam System at Andersen Air Force Base and successfully neutralized a medium-range ballistic missile target.