Keywords: BQM-74E launch.jpg At sea aboard w USS O'Brien DD-975 ” A w BQM-74E Chukar target drone launches from the fantail of USS O'Brien DD 975 and will act as a hostile anti-ship missile during a missile training exercise The drones are painted orange so that they will be easier to see in the water and can be recovered Nine U S Navy ships took part in this training an anti-ship missile defense training exercise MISSILEX 02-1 as part of a Commander Task Force Seven Five CTF 75 Multi-Sail battle group interoperability exercise All participating ships are forward deployed in w Yokosuka and Sasebo w Japan w Pacific Ocean http //www navy mil/management/photodb/photos/020207-N-0000N-001 jpg at http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 789 2002-02-07 w United States Navy photo by Ensign Lyn Niemeyer 020207-N-0000N-001 Feb 7 2002 Public domain PD-USGov-Military-Navy Drone launches USS O'Brien DD-975 BQM-74 Chukar February 2002 photographs |