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A German air defense frigate was damaged in a missile-firing incident off the
Norwegian coast last week. A SM-2 missile somehow became trapped in its launcher, and the resulting rocket exhaust inflicted serious damage to the ship's bow. Two German Navy sailors were injured in the incident. Since the
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completed a series of live missile firings at the Point Mugu missile launch range off the coast of
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1199:Categories
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730:References
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