July 21, 2016. USS Arleigh Burke successfully launches three SM-2 Standard Missile as part of their Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT). The Spanish navy ship Cristobol Colon (F-105) and Arleigh Burke are conducting cooperative air defense test exercises including Tactical Data Link interoperability and live missile firing events. These events are the first interoperability test of the latest AEGIS Baseline 9.C1 with a foreign ship, as well as the first combined Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trial with the Spanish navy since 2007.
Professional Association For Arleigh Burke Crewmembers And Supporters
