MSDF unveils destroyer with U.S. missile interceptor

MSDF unveils destroyer with U.S. missile interceptor

HONOLULU, United States - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kongou, berthed at the U.S. naval base in Honolulu on Dec. 13. The 7,250-ton Aegis warship will test-fire a U.S.-made missile interceptor off a Hawaii island, the first test by a country other than the United States.

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