In a burst of fire and smoke, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her world-beating missile system off the coast of Scotland. Blasting from the Type 45 destroyer’s silo, the missile of the Sea Viper system flew four times the speed of sound before obliterating an incoming drone target designed to simulate a hypersonic projectile attack on the ship. Read full news at this link...
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| The HMS Defender firing a missile of the Sea Viper system to intercept a supersonic target during the Formidable Shield exercise, off the coasts of Scotland (Picture Source: Royal Navy) |