The Navy Vol_73_No_4 Oct 2011 - Navy League of Australia
The Navy Vol_73_No_4 Oct 2011 - Navy League of Australia
The Navy Vol_73_No_4 Oct 2011 - Navy League of Australia
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HMAS SYDNEY firing an ESSM (EvolvedSea Sparrow Missile) during tests <strong>of</strong> theship’s upgrades in the waters <strong>of</strong> the PacificMissile Range Facility <strong>of</strong>f Hawaii. Also justvisible to the left <strong>of</strong> the image above thebridge wing is the top <strong>of</strong> a Nulka <strong>of</strong>f boarddecoy being launched simultaneously. Agood example <strong>of</strong> hard and s<strong>of</strong>t kill beingused together to increase the chances <strong>of</strong>defeating an incoming missile threat. (RAN)USS NEW YORK (LPD-21) passing <strong>The</strong> World Trade Centerand the National September 11 Memorial and Museum siteas the ship arrives in Manhattan in New York. <strong>The</strong> crew <strong>of</strong>NEW YORK participated in numerous events throughoutthe city honouring the victims and emergency serviceresponders from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks for the 10thAnniversary. NEW YORK was built with 7.5 tons <strong>of</strong> steelrecovered from Ground Zero. (USMC)
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