VIDEO: USS Zumwalt Test Fires Missile for the First Time

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) tested its Mark 57 vertical launch system on Oct. 13 by firing a Standard Missile 2 off California. US Navy Photo

USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) fired its first missile as part of a weapons system test off the coast of California, the Navy announced on Monday.

The service in a news release said the destroyer used its MK 57 Vertical Launching System to fire a Standard Missile-2 on Oct. 13. The test took place at the Point Mugu sea test range off the coast of California.

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