USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows

03/16/2015

03/16/2015: USS America Test Firing Sea Sparrows

 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 12, 2015)

 

Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) test-fires a NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile to intercept a remote-controlled drone during an exercise to test the ship’s defense capability.

America is the first in class of a large deck amphibious assault ship designed to operate Ospreys and F-35Bs.

 

Credit:USS America (LHA 6):3/12/15