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Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) launches Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) to intercept an approaching Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a Surface to Air exercise while at sea, 19 July, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to August 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Royal Canadian Navy photo by Aviator Conor R.G. Munn)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2024 19:17 |
| Photo ID: | 8540804 |
| VIRIN: | 240719-F-MP331-4583 |
| Resolution: | 5504x8256 |
| Size: | 1.53 MB |
| Location: | HAWAII, US |
| Web Views: | 294 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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