Defender of the Fleet
	48" x 36" oil (1992) revised (2004)
	© Alliant Techsystems Inc.
	USS Arleigh Burke fires a Standard Missile SM-2 and an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile against incoming enemy targets. Standard Missile is the primary medium-range weapon of the Aegis missile system. The high-speed Evolved Sea Sparrow is designed to be the fleet's new close-in weapon.

Many of the ATK paintings are available as high quality lithographs through ATK Launch Systems, MS PUBS, PO Box 707, Brigham City, Utah 84302. While not normally available to the general public, the prints are available to military units, aerospace organizations and industry representatives. Reproduced with permission of Alliant Techsystems, Inc. Unauthorized use of this image is strictly forbidden.