The following is a U.S. Navy video of USS Detroit (LCS-7) firing its 57 mm gun in a series of tests that sank an inbound surface target and destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle on March 6 and 7, 2017.
Video: USS Detroit Destroys UAV in Deck Gun Test
April 13, 2017 9:51 PM
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