Handout file photo dated July 18, 2016 of USS Coronado (LCS 4), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, launches the first over-the-horizon missile engagement using a Harpoon Block 1C missile in and around the Hawaiian Islands. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Bryce Hadley via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 13, 2016 of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts a live fire of a harpoon missile, with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), as part of a sink exercise (SINKEX) during Valiant Shield 2016 in the Philippine Sea. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Aaron Lyons via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated July 6, 2021 of the Republic of Singapore Formidable-class frigate RSS Stalwart (FFC 72) unilaterally launches a harpoon anti-ship missile during a live-fire missile exercise with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in the Philippine Sea. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 19, 2020 of Fire Control Technician 3rd Class Joseph Allen, from Jacksonville, Florida, loads a Harpoon anti-ship cruise missile into a torpedo tube aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) in support of Valiant Shield 2020 in the Pacific OCean. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Derek Harkins via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated August 22, 2017 of a harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) in the Philippine Sea. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb R. Staples via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 17, 2020 of sailors inspect Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) in support of Valiant Shield 2020 in The Pacific OCean. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Derek Harkins via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 12, 2012 of the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) launches a Harpoon missile from the aft missile deck in the Pacific Ocean. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated October 1, 2020 of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) launches a harpoon surface-to-surface missile during part of a live fire exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Raymond Castillo via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated January 23, 2021 of Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Adam Vasquez, assigned to the "Grey Knights" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46, installs the fin of an AGM-84D ‘Harpoon’ missile onboard a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in Naples, Italy. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Austin Ingram via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 15, 2014 of a Harpoon missile is launched from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a live-fire exercise in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin V. Cunningham via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout file photo dated September 15, 2014 of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) fires a Harpoon missile during a sinking exercise as part of Valiant Shield 2014. Denmark will arm Ukraine with a modern Harpoon anti-ship launcher and missiles to protect its coasts, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after concluding the latest U.S.-led meeting of international defense chiefs to coordinate military aid for Ukraine. The announcement came as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, which is threatening global food supplies. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alonzo M. Archer via ABACAPRESS.COM