The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) test launch a next generation prototype of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) during a scheduled underway. SM-3 is a defensive weapon used by the U.S. Navy to destroy short to intermediate range ballistic missile threats. The new-engineered design of the SM-3 improves its guidance systems in space, improving its capabilities from the previous design. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)
Date Taken: | 05.19.2016 |
Date Posted: | 08.02.2016 15:50 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 477408 |
VIRIN: | 160523-N-YW024-001 |
Filename: | DOD_103522548 |
Length: | 00:02:49 |
Location: | AT SEA, HAWAII, US |
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