160525-N-ZK021-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2016) - Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) watch a live viewing of the test launch of a next generation prototype of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) on the mess decks during a scheduled underway. SM-3 is a defensive weapon used by the 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel G
160525-N-ZK021-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 25, 2016) - Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) watch a live viewing of the test launch of a next generation prototype of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) on the mess decks during a scheduled underway. SM-3 is a defensive weapon used by the 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nardel Gervacio/Released) USS Hopper Prepares For Deployment 160521-N-ZK021-003
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