SeaRAM completes test shots
Test shots have been successfully fired by the SeaRAM anti-ship missile defence system during a series of demonstrations by the US Navy, Raytheon announced on 17 May. The tests took place on the navy's Self Defense Test Ship off the Southern California coast.
During the demonstrations, scenarios representative of the current threats to naval ships were simulated, with SeaRAM successfully eliminating targets. Two shots were fired from the system, including one in which two simultaneous inbound supersonic missiles were flying evasive, complex manoeuvres.
In both flights, SeaRAM was able to detect, track and engage the threats, and fire Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 guided missiles to successfully intercept and eliminate the targets.
Rick Nelson, vice president of naval and area mission defense product line, Raytheon, said: 'SeaRAM achieved a new level of success today, intercepting targets under high-stress conditions. The system demonstrated once again that it can provide the sophisticated protection warfighters need.'
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