In August 2017, the Missile Defense Agency conducted another successful intercept test of a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM).[38] Two SM-6 Dual I missiles were launched from the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Paul Jones to intercept a target MRBM launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility during the terminal phase of its flight.[39] The test marked the third successful intercept of a ballistic missile by the SM-6.[38]