"The US Army, the Israel Missile Defense Organization and RAFAEL have successfully completed a live fire test of the first US Army Iron Dome Defense System (IDDS-A) Battery, which the United States acquired from Israel," the Ministry of Defense said via Twitter.
The performance and live fire test was conducted at the White Sands New Mexico test range, the Ministry of Defense said in a second message via Twitter.
It "was the first time US soldiers intercepted live targets employing the Iron Dome System," the message also said.
Iron Dome developers - RAFAEL, Israel Aircraft Industries (Elta and Prest) - supported the test, the Israeli Ministry of Defense added.