In a historic milestone, the Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon successfully intercepted and destroyed a supersonic missile during a live-firing exercise off the coast of Scotland. The Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer utilised a specially modified Sea Viper missile to obliterate the high-speed target, marking the first time the Royal Navy has countered this type of advanced threat.

HMS Dragon destroys supersonic missile in historic first for the Royal Navy

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In a historic milestone, the Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon successfully intercepted and destroyed a supersonic missile during a live-firing exercise off the coast of Scotland.

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