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Navy shows Virginia-based ships launching missiles at twice the speed of sound

Posted at 6:52 AM, Mar 21, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-21 06:52:31-04


If you blink, you’ll miss it.

The USS Roosevelt, USS Nitze, USS Stout, USS Mason, USS San Jacinto and USS Monterey launched missiles at twice the speed of sound during a live fire test of the ships weapons system.

This happened during the Eisenhower Strike Group Composite Training Unit Exercise, which is the final certification before deployment.