US Navy warships shot down Iranian missiles with a weapon they've never used in combat before

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:51

The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.
US Navy photo

US Navy warships fired SM-3s to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles last weekend.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro confirmed the use of the SM-3 during a Tuesday hearing.
It's the first time that the exo-atmospheric interceptor has been used in combat.

US Navy warships used a missile interceptor for the first time in combat over the weekend as they defended Israel from an unprecedented Iranian attack.