- The U.S. Navy has conducted its first firing from the SeaRAM anti-ship defense system produced by Raytheon (RTN -0.2%) installed on the USS Carney stationed in Rota, Spain.
- The SeaRAM detected, tracked and engaged an inbound BQM-74E target, intercepting it with a RAM Block II missile in a mid-July test.
- USS Carney is the second of four guided-missile destroyers stationed near the Mediterranean Sea to receive a SeaRAM system.