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HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) fires Harpoon during exercise Formidable Shield 2023

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

May 10, 2023 | 0:25

The Royal Danish Navy Absalon-class frigate HDMS Esbern Snare (F342) fires a Harpoon anti-ship missile to counter a simulated threat during a scenario as part of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Video courtesy of Danish Armed Forces and Royal Danish Navy.)