On Friday, sailors aboard the USS John Finn successfully detected, tracked and targeted the rocket with an SM-3 Block IIA missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said.
The missile, which is part of the Aegis system, is designed to increase the US military’s capacity to knock down intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The new system is being developed in a joint venture between arms giant Raytheon and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
In January, the MDA said the US had spent about $2.2 billion on the system, while Japan spent around $1 billion. However,
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it did not immediately confirm if those figures had gone up.
This test comes after two failed intercept tests, in June 2017 and January 2018, and one successful one in February 2017.
MDA Director Lieutenant General Sam Greaves said, "This was a superb accomplishment and key milestone for the SM-3 Block IIA return to flight."
Speaking on condition of anonymity, one US official said the system would attempt to intercept an intermediate-range missile in the coming months.
In August, the Pentagon was authorized to pursue more options for what Washington said defeating US-bound
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in Singapore, during which the two leaders agreed to work toward denuclearization.