This marks the fifth time a Navy vessel has donned the Intrepid name, and the first since 1974, when the carrier Intrepid was decommissioned.
The system replaces a cumbersome legacy platform Marines have long used to defend the skies: The Man-Portable Air Defense System, or MANPADs.
The capabilities are still in the research stages but are showing promise.
A wheelbarrow-like cart cut an 8-minute job to under a minute.
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