#USSPaulIgnatius fired two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to engage ballistic missile targets. “Intercepting a target in space isn’t just success for the crew, but for the U.S. Navy and our Allies,” said Cmdr. Lennard Cannon, commanding officer of the USS Paul Ignatius - DDG 117. 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇳🇴 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 #CollectiveDefense #AtSeaDemo #FormidableShield U.S. European Command (EUCOM)U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)NATO 🎥 MC2 Nathan T. Beard | U.S. Naval Forces Euro

137K views · 6.1K reactions | Watch in slow motion as USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) participated in a successful flight test Friday – the first intercept of a ballistic missile target using the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) The SM-3 Block IIA is being developed cooperatively by the United States and Japan to defeat medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. | U.S. Navy | Facebook

53K views · 1.6K reactions | Watch the newest version of our SM-3 interceptor score a direct hit and obliterate a simulated ballistic missile using nothing but the force of sheer impact. https://rtn.co/2AGkKX6 | RTX | Facebook