The clip comes from footage of the USS Ross, a US Navy guided missile destroyer, launching Tomahawk cruise missiles from its vertical launch system. Tomahawk missiles are long range weapons used by the US Navy for precision strikes, and launch recordings like this are widely shared in military compilations online. Editors reuse the sound because the ignition and booster roar are instantly recognisable as a real naval launch, making it useful for documentaries, news style edits, game videos and dramatic military sequences.