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Thursday, July 19, 2012

UK’s Sea Viper Weapon Systems Blow Target Out Of Sky During Live Firing Test


The HMS Dragon has tested the Sea Viper weapon system which successfully knocked out a target out of the sky at the Outer Hebrides missile range off Scotland.

The Type-45 destroyer eliminated an Aster missile at three times the speed of sound during a live firing exercise which took place on the Outer Hebrides missile range last week.

The 7,500-tonne ship is all set for an intense work up before she is declared ready for operations and deployed next year.

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