A SM-3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from the USS Lake Erie during an MDA test and successfully intercepted a complex short-range ballistic missile target off of the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, Sept. 18, 2013.

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A SM-3 Block 1B interceptor is launched from the USS Lake Erie during an MDA test and successfully intercepted a complex short-range ballistic missile target off of the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, Sept. 18, 2013.

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Size: 3433px × 5150px
Location: off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Photo credit: © DOD Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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