I THINK THEY MEANT “DISCREETLY”: Navy Quietly Fires 20 Hyper Velocity Projectiles Through Destroyer’s Deckgun. “The test, conducted by the Navy and the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office as part of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018 international exercise, was part of a series of studies to prove the Navy could turn the more than 40-year-old deck gun design into an effective and low-cost weapon against cruise missiles and larger unmanned aerial vehicles.”