Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
This video takes you inside USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and one of the most advanced surface combatants ever built. We break down every major system on board during Exercise Formidable Shield 2021—NATO's premier integrated air and missile defense exercise.
From the AN/SPY-1D phased array radar with 4,352 transmit/receive elements to the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System capable of emptying 96 missile cells in under four minutes, we examine the combat systems that make this ship effective. We tour Main Engine Room 1, where four LM2500 gas turbines generate 105,000 horsepower. We watch live firefighting drills on the flight deck and explore what life looks like for 323 sailors deployed 200 days at sea.
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This video takes you inside USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and one of the most advanced surface combatants ever built. We break down every major system on board during Exercise Formidable Shield 2021—NATO's premier integrated air and missile defense exercise.
From the AN/SPY-1D phased array radar with 4,352 transmit/receive elements to the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System capable of emptying 96 missile cells in under four minutes, we examine the combat systems that make this ship effective. We tour Main Engine Room 1, where four LM2500 gas turbines generate 105,000 horsepower. We watch live firefighting drills on the flight deck and explore what life looks like for 323 sailors deployed 200 days at sea.
Join this 'Paper Pilot Club' to get access to perks:
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SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/beyondFactsSUB
#usnavy
#destroyer
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