Royal Navy Warship Destroys Supersonic Missile in ‘Historic First’

Royal Navy warship destroys supersonic missile in ‘historic first’

The Plymouth-based Type 45 destroyer hit the high-speed targer

Royal Navy puts Putin on alert as it 'obliterates' hypersonic missile in UK test

The HMS Dragon shot down a hypersonic missile off the coast of Scotland in a warning to Moscow, as the Royal Navy proves it can defend against Russia's high-speed strikes.

British warship shoots down supersonic missile in ‘historic first’ for Navy

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Warship obliterates supersonic missile in Royal Navy test off Scots coast

In a burst of fire and smoke, Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon launched a specially-modified Sea Viper missile at an incoming high-speed target.

Royal Navy 'obliterates' supersonic missile off coast of Scotland in 'burst of fire and smoke'

A specially-modified Sea Viper was launched from HMS Dragon to take down the weapon near the Western Isles

HMS Dragon destroys hard-manoeuvring supersonic missile in Sea Viper test-firing

In a demonstration of its high-end air defence capabilities, yesterday the Royal Navy successfully intercepted a supersonic missile during exercise Formidable Shield 2025 held off the Scottish coast. The target, designed to emulate a supersonic missile travelling at over Mach 4, performed evasive corkscrew and weaving manoeuvres – a challenge intended to simulate the behaviour […] The post HMS Dragon destroys hard-manoeuvring supersonic missile i