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US Navy’s news stealth missile
Posted by Arms Control Center in MISSILES, tags: cruise missile, missile, Navy, Philippine Sea, stealth, US, USS Gabrielle GiffordsA Naval Strike Missile was launched by U.S. Navy’s Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) in the Philippine Sea on October 1st. This particular missile is a stealth sea-skimming cruise missile that is rather difficult to spot on radar and is paired on the Gabrielle Giffords with a MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter drone, which is used to scout for targets.