Reuters: Science News: U.S. hits test missile with Raytheon interceptor: witness

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U.S. hits test missile with Raytheon interceptor: witness May 10th 2012, 07:11 WASHINGTON | Thu May 10, 2012 3:11am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States destroyed a target missile near Hawaii in the first successful test of a new Raytheon Co interceptor designed for an anti-missile shield in Europe, a witness told Reuters. "The U.S. Navy lit up the sky, knocking out the target missile," said Riki Ellison, a prominent missile-defense advocate who observed the test from a missile range facility on the Hawaiian island of Kauai late on Wednesday. Richard Lehner, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, said he could not yet confirm a successful test.

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