British warship downs swarm of attack drones off UK coast

British warship downs swarm of attack drones off UK coast

Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan recently faced a sustained barrage of drone and missile threats during a concentrated 72-hour exercise off the Welsh coast. The Portsmouth-based Type 45 headed to the Aberporth Range in Cardigan Bay for Exercise Sharpshooter, a scenario designed to place the ship under intense pressure while operating as part of a notional task group defending critical national infrastructure. During the exercise, the Royal Navy s…