020321-N-9849W-002 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Mar. 21, 2002 -- USS Kitty Hawk tests the newly installed RIM-116A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). RAM is a lightweight quick-reaction high-firepower anti-ship weapon system. RAM was designed as an all-weather, high-firepower, low-cost, self-defense system against anti-ship missiles. This is the first time an aircraft carrier has utilized the RAM system. Kitty Hawk is conducting work-ups in preparation for a scheduled deployment and is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating out of Yokosuka, Japan.
020321-N-9849W-002 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Mar. 21, 2002 -- USS Kitty Hawk tests the newly installed RIM-116A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM). RAM is a lightweight quick-reaction high-firepower anti-ship weapon system. RAM was designed as an all-weather, high-firepower, low-cost, self-defense system against anti-ship missiles. This is the first time an aircraft carrier has utilized the RAM system. Kitty Hawk is conducting work-ups in preparation for a scheduled deployment and is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class John E. Woods. (RELEASED) US Navy 020321-N-9849W-002 USS Kitty Hawk - RIM-116A missile
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