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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Enemies beware: Royal Navy shows off its latest radar system which can knock missiles out of the sky


The Royal Navy has revealed its latest 3D radar system which can track missiles - before knocking them out of the sky.

The cutting-edge system, called 'Artisan', was tested by some 180 sailors on board HMS Iron Duke off the coast of Portland today.

It tracked a sea-skimming target, before launching a Seawolf missile - which crashed into the object seconds later.

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