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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak

USS Hopper Tests Weapon Systems

Navy Public Affairs Support Element Detachment Hawaii

May 19, 2016 | 2:49

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) test launch a next generation prototype of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) during a scheduled underway. SM-3 is a defensive weapon used by the U.S. Navy to destroy short to intermediate range ballistic missile threats. The new-engineered design of the SM-3 improves its guidance systems in space, improving its capabilities from the previous design. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)