Sinking of US Navy ship || USS Rodney M. Davis sunk by missiles
Channel: THE INFORMER
Date: 2022-07-28

U.S. Pacific Fleet Command released video from last week’s sinking exercise (SINKEX) during which live fire is used to gain systems proficiency while sinking a retired U.S. Navy vessel during the annual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 military forces exercises. This year’s target was the retired guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis which sustained multiple strikes and was ultimately sent to the bottom on July 12, in waters 15,000 feet deep, 50 nautical miles north of Kauai, Hawaii.

Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, four submarines, more than 170 aircraft, more than 30 unmanned systems, and 25,000 personnel are currently participating in RIMPAC, which began on June 29 and continues until Aug. 4. It is taking place in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. It is the world’s largest international maritime exercise, and RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.

According to commanders overseeing this year’s exercises, the live-fire events provide realistic training that refines partner nations’ abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations such as precision and long-range strike capabilities. They provide realistic training that refines partner nations’ abilities to plan, communicate and conduct complex maritime operations such as precision and long-range strike capabilities. During SINEX they gain proficiency in tactics, targeting, and live firing against a surface target at sea.

Video credit: US Navy and US Department of Defense

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