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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Army's Apache fires first Hellfire missiles at sea

Apache HellfireBritish Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a Royal Navy warship.

In a significant milestone in proving the capability of Apache to operate and strike from the sea, 30mm rounds and Hellfire missiles were successfully fired against seaborne targets in a long-planned exercise near Gibraltar.

In total, 550 30mm rounds and nine radar-guided Hellfire missiles were fired, achieving a 100 per cent strike rate. This was the first time that Hellfire has been launched in the maritime environment.

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