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U.S. Navy conducts first live fire test with SeaRAM recently installed on USS Carney.
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U.S.
Navy conducts first live fire test with SeaRAM recently installed on
USS Carney |
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The U.S. Navy conducted its first firing from the SeaRAM anti-ship defense
system produced by Raytheon installed on the USS Carney (a Flight
I Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer) stationed in Rota, Spain. |
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 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 4, 2016) - The SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System aboard USS Carney (DDG 64) Aug. 4, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston Jones/Released) |
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The SeaRAM detected, tracked and engaged an inbound
BQM-74E target, intercepting it with a RAM Block II missile in a mid-July
test. USS Carney is the second of four guided-missile destroyers stationed
near the Mediterranean Sea to receive a SeaRAM system.
"These test results are evidence of our strong partnership with the U.S. Navy that is working to rapidly deliver solutions to protect our warfighters," said Rick Nelson, vice president of Raytheon's Naval Area and Mission Defense product line. "SeaRAM adds an important layer of defense to the Rota, Spain DDG's and can provide protection to many naval ships facing today's most worrisome threats." About Close-in Defense Solutions Raytheon's Phalanx is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm gun system that acquires, tracks and destroys enemy threats that have penetrated all other ship defense systems. Intended to enlarge Phalanx's keep-out range against evolving anti-ship missiles, rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft and other threats, SeaRAM Anti-ship Missile Defense Systems use advanced Phalanx Block 1B sensors and replace the gun with an 11-round Rolling Airframe Missile guide. SeaRAM is aboard the Independence variant of the U.S. Navy's littoral combat ships. |