Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA interceptor missile has successfully completed its and first live intercept test on 3 February off the west coast of Hawaii. The missile was launched from the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), which detected and tracked the target missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1D(V) radar using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 weapon system. SM-3 Block IIA guided missile was jointly developed by Japan and the US. This test also marked the third flight test of the missile, and the first intercept engagement using the Aegis Baseline 9.C2 (BMD 5.1) weapon system.