The Pentagon's press service released a video on Sunday showing the recent SM-3 missile launch which took place on 10 May.
The missile launch came as part of military drills which commenced earlier this week; the exercises, taking place off the coast of Scotland, will run until 19 May.
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The drills involve 13 ships, 10 aircraft and around 3,300 personnel, and are being held to practise the alliance's detecting, tracking and defending capabilities against a range of anti-ship and ballistic missiles.