28 September 2023 USS Louisiana Proves Readiness of Unmatched Strategic Weapons System SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled, missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, at...
01 June 2021 USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Successfully Intercepts Ballistic Targets NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN - As part of the ongoing At-Sea-Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise, the U.S. Navy Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets launched from the Hebrides Range, May...
30 March 2021 USS Gabrielle Giffords Successfully Launches Naval Strike Missile PACIFIC OCEAN – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) successfully launched the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of shipboard operational testing and evaluation, March 19...