 USS Ross successfully intercepted a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean during an Etsy demonstration October 20th. The exercise was part of the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum and presented a number of firsts for the event. This is the first time this type of missile was fired from a non-U.S. range and the first intercept of a ballistic missile threat in the European Theater. During the scenario, a short-range Terrier Orion Ballistic Missile target was launched from the United Kingdom and was in flight simultaneously with two anti-ship cruise missiles fired at the Coalition Task Group. Ross fired and successfully engaged the ballistic missile threat in space and the other ships in the group intercepted the cruise missiles. This live-fire exercise demonstrates the forum's ability to safely conduct sea-based defense against simultaneous anti-ship and ballistic missile threats. To learn more about this story, visit Navy.mil.