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Monday, December 15, 2014
UK Warship Fires Supersonic Surface To Air Missile
The United Kingdom's Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond displayed its military prowess as it pulverised targets during test fires of two Seawolf missiles. The live firing exercise was conducted on Dec 12 off the South coast.
HMS Richmond is UK's Type 23 frigate with the Seawolf Missile System giving the warship its anti-air warfare capability. The warship is an agile, adaptable, multi-purpose frigate that may be deployed at short notice in a wide variety of scenarios, Weapon Engineer Officer Lieutenant Commander Jim Sampson said in a statement.
To put Seawolf missiles power in perspective, Sampson said it could detect its target enemy in a matter of seconds somewhere around the North and South even when placed in the middle of the busy motorway of M25.
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