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Dramatic video reveals a Royal Navy warship capturing down a supersonic missile in a “historic first” for the UK’s defence drive.

HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer primarily based in Plymouth, efficiently intercepted a high-speed goal designed to imitate the superior weaponry seen in current conflicts.

The footage reveals a burst of fireside and smoke because the destroyer makes use of its Sea Viper anti-air missile system to neutralise the incoming menace, which was able to complicated “corkscrew” and “weave” manoeuvres.

The Sea Viper system enabled the Royal Navy to shoot down a ballistic missile in fight for the primary time in 2024.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/supersonic-missile-navy-warship-video-b2752824.html