US EditionRoyal Navy Achieves First Supersonic Missile Interception in NATO Exercise
- HMS Dragon, a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, launched a Sea Viper missile to shoot down a high-speed target mimicking a supersonic missile during the 2025 Formidable Shield drills off Scotland’s coast yesterday.
- The interception followed extensive training aimed at countering advanced aerial threats such as missiles traveling over Mach 4 with evasive maneuvers, reflecting recent combat challenges and complex methods of warfare.
- HMS Dragon fired a specially adapted Aster-30 Sea Viper missile that rapidly exceeded Mach 4 within three seconds and performed intense high-G maneuvers to neutralize the target high in the sky.
- Commander Iain Giffin stated the event proved Dragon’s world-leading air defence works after upgrades, and Lieutenant Commander Sarah Kaese highlighted the ship’s successful integration with NATO forces.
- This historic first interception validates the Royal Navy’s evolving air defence capabilities and reinforces HMS Dragon’s role within multinational task groups managing emerging aerial threats.
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Dramatic video shows Royal Navy warship shooting down supersonic missile
Dramatic video shows a Royal Navy warship shooting down a supersonic missile in a “historic first” for the UK’s defence force. HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer based in Plymouth, successfully intercepted a high-speed target designed to mimic the advanced weaponry seen in recent conflicts. The footage shows a burst of fire and smoke as the destroyer uses its Sea Viper anti-air missile system to neutralise the incoming threat, which was capable of …
One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships shot down a supersonic missile in 'historic first'
Royal NavyA UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first."The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland.The Type 45 air defense destroyer is one of the UK's most advanced warships.One of the British Royal Navy's most advanced warships, the HMS Dragon, completed a "historic first" when it shot down a supersonic missile in a test off the coast of Scotland on Friday…
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mod.ukRoyal Navy warship destroys supersonic missile in historic first
One of the most advanced UK warships has destroyed a supersonic missile in a test off the Scottish coast.Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon launched a specially-modified Sea Viper missile, eliminating its target.For the first time, the Royal Navy has intercepted a target performing complex corkscrew and weave manoeuvres, demonstrating the ship's advanced air defence capabilities.HMS Dragon participated in what is being described as the largest live-fi…
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