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Missile Launches at Sea

Images depict various naval vessels launching missiles over oceans, showcasing military operations and advanced technology during live exercises.

Atlantic Ocean, April 6, 2012 - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) conduct a pre-action aim calibration test fire of a 76mm cannon.
Atlantic Ocean, April 6, 2012 - Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) conduct a pre-action aim calibration test fire of a 76mm cannon.
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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing transport an AIM-120 during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, June 8, 2022. Ammunition Airmen trained uploading and downloading munitions in a less familiar environment. Exercises and operations incorporating ACE concepts ensure forward-deployed forces in the Indo-Pacific are ready to protect and defend the United States, allied and partner interests at a moments notice.
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A harpoon anti-ship cruise missile launched from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during Fleet Exercise 2-86. Country: Unknown
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A Bomarc target missile launch. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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110511-N-NL541-209ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 11, 2011) The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43) fires its MK-75 76mm mounted gun while underway off the coast of Brazil. Thach is deployed supporting Southern Seas 2011.
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A view of a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) firing a round of ammunition. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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The MK-75 gun barrel cools down after a gunnery exercise on the USCGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 10, 2022. The MK-75 gun is a single barrel, water-cooled, rapid-fire, remote controlled gun mount.
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KAUAI, Hawaii (Aug. 29, 2017) A medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, during Flight Test Standard Missile-27, Event 2. The target was successfully intercepted by SM-6 missiles fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53).
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050819-N-6932B-072. Base: USS Preble (DDG 88) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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A U.S. Air Force HC-130 Hercules aircraft with the 39th Rescue Squadron out of Patrick Air Force Base (AFB), Cocoa Beach, Fla., gets a brownout from the rotor wash of an HH-60 Pavehawk aircraft on a dirt airstrip in the desert surrounding Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Ariz.
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Israeli Defence Forces Patriot PAC-3 air defense system.
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USS Iowa
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Sam lll Pechora surface to air Missile used in Air Defense with a range of 25 km. Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox
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Launch of military missiles (rocket artillery) at the firing field during military exercise. Launch of military missiles
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An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb for loading into a B-1 bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bombers expended more than 80 percent of the tonnage dropped on combat missions over Afghanistan to date. The Air Force flew more than 600 sorties including strike missions against al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Afghanistan. These targets include early-warning radar systems, ground forces, Command-and-Control facilities, al Qaeda infrastructure, airfields and aircraft. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global .... Complete Scene Caption: An Air Force weapons loader from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing preps a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) based on a BLU-109 2,000-pound bomb for loading into a B-1 bomber during Operation Enduring Freedom. Air Force B-2 Spirit, B-1 Lancer, and B-52 Stratofortress, bom
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An inert GBU-15(V) planar wing modular guided bomb. Base: Holloman Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Bombs in a plane, Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
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BAKU - 26 June 2011 - Miliatary Parade in Baku, Azerbaijan on Army Day
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Demolition of enemy munitions at A'Namaneah, Iraq, by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT1), at twilight, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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USA, Florida, Everglades National Park, former Nike missile base built after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Nike missile.
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A view of the explosion caused by an AGM-65 Maverick missile destroying a target tank, part of a fuse delay warhead evaluation taking place during an alternate warhead test. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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040114-F-9629J-001. Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Bravo Company, 2-501st, 1ST Armo
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ROTA, Spain (Jan. 13, 2017) Equipment Operator Constructionman Travis Fryar, right, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, signals the crane to lower an MK 48 inert training torpedo while Sailors aboard the Virginia-class submarine USS California (SSN 781) guide the torpedo into place during an expeditionary ordnance loading exercise. The exercise was designed to demonstrate the U.S. Navys capability to load ordnance onto naval vessels in non-traditional locations, and is the first in a series of expeditionary weapons loading events planned for the next year in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
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U.S. Marines with 5th Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, use a AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar to detect, identify and track airborne threats, during Valiant Shield 22, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 13, 2022. Marine Air Control Group 18 integrated with forces across the Indo-Pacific to train in operations that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.
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Air Force members from the 28 Air Expeditionary Wing perform an inspection of Mk82 500-pound bombs arriving on location for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad. Air Force members from the 28 Air Expeditionary Wing perform an inspection of Mk82 500-pound bombs arriving on location for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad.
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An aerographer's mate uses a hand-held anemometer (Wind Measuring Set AN/PMQ-3) to measure wind speed and direction on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS PELELIU (LHA-5) during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Unknown
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030322-F-3356N-002. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
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A bow view of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns off the starboard side during a fire power demonstration.
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 11, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fires an SM-2 missile during exercise Formidable Shield 2019. Formidable Shield is designed to improve allied interoperability in a live-fire, integrated air and missile defense environment using NATO command and control reporting structures.
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An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Fighter Attack Squadron Thirty Seven (VFA-37) launches from the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). Truman is on its maiden deployment transiting to the Mediterranean Sea. Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
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A close-up view of M-117 750-pound bombs loaded onto the pylon of a B-52G Stratofortress aircraft prior to a bombing mission against Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Unknown
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The US Army launches a Pershing II battlefield support missile on a long-range flight down the Eastern Test Range at 10:29 a.m. EST. This is the seventh test flight in the Pershing II engineering and development program and the fourth flight from Cape Canaveral. Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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021204-F-4155R-002. Base: Misawa Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF
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(Left to Right) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Kathy Higingbotham, AIRMAN Apprentice Jon Mitchell, and Aviation Ordnanceman Thomas Moore inspect the guidance system assembly on a laser guided GBU-16 bomb. All three are assigned to the weapons department aboard the USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The Nimitz and her embarked air wing are deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Southern Watch enforcing the No-Fly Zone over southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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USS Iowa firing a full broadside during a gunnery demonstration, 15 Aug 1984
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DA-ST-85-04872. Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '84 Base: Los Angeles State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Ballistic Aerial Target System (BATS) missiles are prepared for launching during Marine Corps target operations. Base: Twentynine Palms State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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F-16 Bomb
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US Navy Aviation Ordnancemen from the "Patriots" of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron One Four Zero (VAQ 140) load an AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) onto one of the squadron's EA-6B Prowler aircraft, on the flight deck of the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). George Washington is commanded by US Navy Captain Malcolm P. Branch, and is operating in the Adriatic sea, in support of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR), under operation DECISIVE ENDEAVOR. Subject Operation/Series: DECISIVE ENDEAVOR Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Adriatic Sea
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A Jordanian F-16 Fighting Falcon deploys flares during Exercise Eager Lion in Jordan, Sept. 14, 2022. Eager Lion 22 is a multilateral exercise hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, designed to exchange military expertise, and improve interoperability among partner nations.
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DF-SC-85-12088. Base: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard launches reduced-range practice rockets during a live-fire exercise at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, July 19, 2022. The RRPRs travel 8 kilometers to their target, though with different munitions, the Multiple Launch Rocket System can engage targets up to 300 kilometers away.
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Weapons personnel attach release wires to the arming vanes on bombs as they are uncrated and assembled during Exercise SALTY ROOSTER. Subject Operation/Series: SALTY ROOSTER Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Federal Republic Of Germany (FRG)
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The Nos. 2 and 3 Mark 7 16-inch, 50-caliber guns are fired to starboard during a main battery firing exercise aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). Country: Caribbean Sea
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Corps Marines against air goals Peloton (TLP) practices with the stinger shooting in Wales.
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220530-N-IV962-1092SAN DIEGO (May 30, 2022) - Sailors fire an MK 11 saluting mount during a 21-gun salute in observance of Memorial Day aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), May 30. The 21 gun salute is performed to pay honor at military funerals, to recognize presidents and former presidents, heads of state, and in commemoration of national holidays like Memorial Day, the 4th of July, and on George Washingtons birthday. Makin Island is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego.
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990222-N-7216M-002. Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65)
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A Standard-ER/SM-2 (RIM-67) surface-to-air missile, right, just launched from the Vertical Launching System (VLS), intercepts a BQM-34A target drone during VLS testing. Base: White Sands Missile Test Range State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Soldiers from Western Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, receive a brief on the MIM-104 Patriot from Soldiers of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during Orient Shield 22 at Camp Fukuoka, Japan, Aug. 29, 2022. Orient Shield 22 is the largest U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bilateral field training exercise being executed in various locations throughout Japan to enhance interoperability and test and refine multi-domain and cross-domain operations.
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An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 A.M. PDT, Sept. 7 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S. ICBM fleet is relevant, essential and key to leveraging dominance in an era of strategic competition.
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041111-M-3658J-001. Base: Camp Fallujah State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ)
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020423-F-2703B-282. Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC
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Prithvi missile launcher with Indian army soldiers parade on Republic Day Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox
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Warren, Michigan USA, 19 April 2023, The Michigan Defense Exposition allowed military contractors to disiplay their products. HDT Expeditionary Systems showed its Wolf unmanned vehicle carrying a remote weapon station payload
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1989 - A port bow view of the guided missile cruiser USS CHANCELLORSVILLE (CG-62) firing an SM-1 vertical launch missile..
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Missile 26th January Republic Day Mumbai Maharashtra India Asia Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox
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DF-SC-86-12932. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Military personnel and civilians prepare equipment to assist in experimentation for Project Convergence Capstone 4 at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 15, 2024. The U.S. Army will host PC-C4, a Joint, Multinational, in-the-dirt: experiment from Feb. 23 - March 20, 2024. PC-C4 participants include the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Space Force along with militaries from partner and allied countries from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France, and Japan. Conducted in two phases, PC-C4 is a culmination of numerous preceding exercises, experimentations, and events; it provides a critical venue to identify and refine recommendations necessary to transform the Army and ensure future war-winning readiness. Army
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A chart comparing Soviet and U.S. nuclear submarine launched ballistic missiles. Country: Unknown
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Marines from Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, fire rockets from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in the Yukon Training Area of Fort Wainwright. The Marines were in Alaska to participate in the Arctic Edge exercise and provide HIMARS support for a variety of training objectives. (
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DF-ST-85-09221. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Closeup NATO Flag, Waving in the Wind, High Resolution
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DF-ST-86-10355. Base: Raaf Williamtown Country: Australia (AUS)
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