US Navy USS Chung-Hoon destroyer fires SM-2 surface-to-air missile during naval exercise RIMPAC 2020.

According to a picture released by the U.S. Navy Twitter account on August 29, 2020, the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93), an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer has fired SM-2 RIM-66 Standard MR surface-to-air missile during RIMPAC 2020, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise. RIMPAC is held biennially during June and July of even-numbered years from Honolulu, Hawaii, with the exception of 2020 where it was held in August.
Follow Navy Recognition on Google News at this link

U.S. Navy USS ChungHoon Arleigh Burke-class destroyer fires SM-2 missile during international naval exercise RIMPAC 2020. (Picture source U.S. Navy)

The U.S. Navy USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer was launched on 11 January 2003, sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on 18 September 2004. She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The Arleigh Burke-class DDG 51 is a guided missile destroyer that provides multi-mission offensive and defensive capabilities. Destroyers can operate independently or as part of Carrier Strike Groups, Surface Action Groups, and Expeditionary Strike Groups.

The Arleigh Burke class employs all-steel construction and comprises four separate variants or "Flights." DDG 51-71 represent the original design and are designated as Flight I ships; DDG 72-78 are Flight II ships; DDGs 79-116 are Flight IIA ships in service, and will continue through DDGs 124 and 127.

The Flight IIA design includes the addition of the Kingfisher mine-avoidance capability, a pair of helicopter hangars which provide the ability to deploy with two organic Lamps MK III MH-60 helicopters, blast-hardened bulkheads, zonal electrical distributed system, and advanced networked systems. Additionally, DDGs 91-96 provide accommodations for the A/N WLD-1 Remote Mine-hunting System. The first Flight IIA, USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), was commissioned in August 2000.

The armament of the USS Chung-Hoon one 5 inches (127 mm)/62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun, two 25 mm Mk 38 automatic cannons, four .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns, one 20 mm Phalanx CIWS Close-In Weapon Systems, two Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes, 96-cell Mk 41 VLS Vertical Launching Systems able to launch RIM-66 Standard SM-2 surface-to-air Missile 2, RIM-162 ESSM anti-ship missiles, BGM-109 Tomahawk long-range subsonic cruise missile used to conduct land attack operations and RUM-139 VL-ASROC anti-submarine missiles

The Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) family was developed to provide air and cruise missile defense as part of the Aegis Combat System on U.S. Navy ships. The SM-2 Blocks II, III, and IV each uses semi-active radar homing and has a blast-fragment warhead with a radar and contact fuse. It has a firing range from 74 to 167 km.