SSDS ICS for CVN 78 defeats two anti-ship missile targets

Raytheon’s Ship Self Defense System (SSDS) Integrated Combat System (ICS) for the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has successfully engaged the second and third targets in its second test.

US Navy 100723-N-2953W-229 An Evolved Sea Sparrow missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrian White [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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First bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena AB and JASDF

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jairo Villa, 18th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, guides a weapon loader during the first bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena Air Base and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, May 23, 2019. The goal of the training is to accurately and safely load munitions while strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance in order to secure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt)

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