Posted on Jul 31, 2015

"Here's what a failed missile launch from a US Navy ship looks like"

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Earlier this month, a medium-long range shipboard surface-to-air missile malfunctioned and exploded above the Navy destroyer USS The Sullivans.

The scheduled missile exercise occurred on July 18 at approximately 9 a.m. off the coast of Virginia, according to the US Navy Institute.

While there were no reported injuries, the blast from the Raytheon Standard Missile-2 did create a small fire on the port side of the ship.

"It is too early to determine what, if any, effect this will have on the ship's schedule," Naval Sea Systems Command said in a statement to USNI News.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-what-a-failed-missile-launch-from-a-us-navy-ship-looks-like-2015-7

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RallyPoint Shared Content --- You do realize that this is not a new story, right? In fact, it was posted to RP by one of our members on July 23rd.

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