2.3K views · 16 reactions | What a beautiful day ... to launch a missile! Check out A Harpoon missile launched from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur ... https://dvidshub.net/r/g8cft3 | DVIDSHUB | Facebook

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163K views · 1.5K reactions | Harpoon and Kh-59 Anti Ship Cruise Missile #harpoon #UnitedStates #russia #missiles | Defence Learning | Facebook

14K views · 203 reactions | The Harpoon missile, developed by McDonnell Douglas for the U.S. Navy, is a versatile, all-weather anti-ship weapon optimized for naval warfare with over-the-horizon targeting capabilities, ensuring powerful maritime defense. #HarpoonMissile #AntiShipWeapon #NavalWarfare | Military Mechanics | Facebook

159K views · 4.3K reactions | The initial purpose of the Harpoon was to provide a high-subsonic, long-range, sea-skimming, over-the-horizon missile capable of striking enemy warships with lethal accuracy. The transition to Harpoon Block II marked a significant shift in the missile's operational capabilities as it was adapted to confer upon the Harpoon an anti-ship capability in littoral or coastal waters. | Interesting Engineering | Facebook

#OTD in 2008, the decommissioned USS Horne (CG-30) sank after being hit by three AGM-84 Harpoon missiles during RIMPAC. The Horne was the last of the Belknap-class cruisers due to all the other ship already having been scrapped or sunk as targets. | U.S. Naval Institute