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USS Ross Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target in European Waters with SM-3 Missile.
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USS
Ross Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Missile Target in European Waters
with SM-3 Missile |
USS
Ross (DDG 71), an Arleigh
Burke Flight I class destroyer, successfully intercepted a ballistic
missile with a Raytheon-made Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) in the North
Atlantic Ocean during the Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum's
At Sea Demonstration (ASD) Oct. 20, 2015. This is first time a SM-3
Block IA guided interceptor was fired on a non-U.S. range and the first
intercept of a ballistic missile threat in the European theater. |
 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) fires a Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) as part of an at-sea demonstration showcasing its ability to intercept a short-range ballistic missile target, Oct. 20, 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Mike Wright/ Released) |
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The
Hellenic Navy has a fleet of four Super Vita-class vessels and "HS
Ritsos" is the fifth. Two more are currently built at the Elefsis
Shipyards SA. The contract for the procurement of the Fast Attack Crafts
was signed in 2000 and has gone through "rough seas" between
the company, the Greek Shipyards and the Hellenic MoD, regarding the terms
of the contracts, the offsets and the payments |
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Video released by the US Navy |
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For the
scenario, a short-range Terrier Orion ballistic missile target was launched
from Hebrides Range and was inflight simultaneously with two anti-ship
cruise missiles fired at the coalition task group. Ross fired a SM-3 and
successfully engaged the ballistic missile target in space. In its air
defense role, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) fired a SM-2, which is the first
time a SM-2 was fired on the Hebrides Range. |
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