istic ▁miss ile ▁test ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁test ▁was ▁ex o at mos pher ic ▁and ▁done ▁in ▁mid course ▁phase ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁kin etic ▁kill ▁vehicle . ▁China ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁country ▁after ▁US ▁that ▁demonstrated ▁intercept ing ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁with ▁a ▁kin etic ▁kill ▁vehicle , ▁the ▁inter ceptor ▁miss ile ▁was ▁a ▁SC - 1 9 . ▁The ▁sources ▁suggest ▁the ▁system ▁is ▁not ▁operation ally ▁deployed ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁China ▁did ▁another ▁anti ▁ball istic ▁miss ile ▁test . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Def ence ▁Ministry , ▁the ▁miss ile ▁launch ▁is ▁def ensive ▁in ▁character ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁aim ed ▁against ▁any ▁countries . ▁Exper ts ▁ha iled ▁China ' s ▁techn ological ▁break through ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁intercept ▁ball istic ▁miss iles ▁that ▁have ▁reached ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁and ▁speed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁their ▁course . ▁Only ▁ 2 ▁countries , ▁including ▁the ▁US , ▁have ▁successfully ▁conducted ▁such ▁a ▁test ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Rum ored ▁mid course ▁miss iles : ▁ ▁D N - 3 ▁ ▁D N - 2 ▁ ▁D N - 1 ▁ ▁H Q - 2 6 ▁ ▁SC - 1 9 ▁ ▁K T - 4 0 9 ▁ ▁France , ▁Italy ▁and ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁▁ ▁Italy ▁and ▁France ▁have ▁developed ▁a ▁miss ile ▁family