US Navy SLAM-ER scores direct hit

The US Navy has launched a Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) with a live warhead at a decommissioned cruiser to validate missile guidance and warhead effectiveness against a warship. The SLAM-ER live-fire mission - conducted from a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet- will also help naval warship designers increase survivability ...

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