USS New Orleans (LPD-18) fires RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) from a launcher while off the coast of the Southern California during a live fire exercise.
The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile used primarily as a point-defense weapon against anti-ship cruise missiles. The missile is so-named because it rolls around its longitudinal axis to stabilize its flight path, much like a bullet fired from a rifled barrel. (Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-116_Rolling_Airframe_Missile)
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