New video footage shared by the US Navy shows an American destroyer firing interceptors to engage the Iranian ballistic missiles launched at Israel on Tuesday.
Capt. Bill Urban, a spokesperson for US Naval Forces Europe-Africa, said in a statement on Wednesday that two destroyers operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea engaged multiple Iranian missiles in defense of Israel.
The ships involved in Tuesday’s engagement were USS Cole and USS Bulkeley. The destroyers are equipped with the highly advanced Aegis Combat System, which was designed for ballistic missile defense.
“Multiple missiles are believed to have been successfully engaged at this time,” Urban said in a Navy statement shared with Business Insider that included footage of the Bulkeley launching interceptor missiles.
Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in what Tehran said was retaliation for the Friday killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the July assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Rear Adm. Daniel …