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USN declares IOC for RAM Block 2

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The U.S. Navy has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Block 2 version of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) on May 15.

US Navy 090929-N-2515C-476 The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) fires a surface-to-air intercept missile from the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher during Combat System Ship Qualification Trials off t
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Larry S. Carlson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) is the first ship to be equipped with the new weapon.

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