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USS Nimitz now armed with anti-torpedo defense system

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USS Nimitz became the latest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to have a hard-kill anti-torpedo defense system when the carrier left the shipyard last week.

130319-N-YZ751-064 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2013) John Jamieson, a contractor with the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS 415's Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) team, inspects a portion of the Rapid Prototype Torpedo Warning System (TWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush and SSTD conducted at-sea testing and data collection of TWS and Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo (CAT) system. This is the first time the TWS/CAT system has been used aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2013) John Jamieson, a contractor with the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) PMS 415’s Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) team, inspects a portion of the Rapid Prototype Torpedo Warning System (TWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush and SSTD conducted at-sea testing and data collection of TWS and Countermeasure Anti-Torpedo (CAT) system. This is the first time the TWS/CAT system has been used aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis/Released)

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For first time in combat, USN warship fired missiles to defend against incoming missile attack

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USNI News has learn that during a anti-ship missile attack against U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Mason on Oct. 10. The American warship had fired three anti-air missiles to defend itself and nearby USS Ponce.

US Navy 080729-N-3392P-025 The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) steams through the Atlantic Ocean
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katrina Parker [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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