The U.S. military executed a dry run for a planned missile defense upgrade to protect aircraft carriers from advanced threats -- including Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons -- in a significant first-time event combining a medium-range launch vehicle with a hypersonic re-entry vehicle, according to the government. The effort is part of a broader Defense Department project leading to a high-stakes, live-fire test this year, which will mark the first attempt to intercept an ultra-fast, maneuvering missile in a simulated...
