US downs test missile with new interceptor

WASHINGTON, May 12: US forces said they had destroyed a target in the first successful test of the Navy�s newest anti-missile interceptor, designed to protect allies from attacks by countries like North Korea and Iran. A target ballistic missile was downed near Hawaii late on Wednesday by the latest Raytheon Co-built Standard Missile-3 interceptor, the Pentagon�s Missile Defense Agency (MDA)� said.