US Navy ship is carrying a powerful new missile near South China Sea
September 12, 2019 Kyle Perisic
The USS Gabrielle Giffords is carrying a powerful new missile to help U.S. forces in the Pacific region, a disputed region of the world over which China wants to control.
The ship left San Diego earlier in September equipped with the U.S. Navy’s new Naval Strike Missile and a drone helicopter that helps aim it, CNN reported Wednesday.
According to Raytheon, the primary contract for the new Naval Strike Missiles, the weapons system is designed to skim over the sea, making it difficult to spot on radar. It is also designed to maneuver to avoid enemy defenses.
The Navy is also fielding the MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter drone, which is used to scout for targets.
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