British warship shoots down supersonic missile in ‘historic first’ for Navy
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageOne of Britain’s most advanced warships successfully shot down a supersonic missile in a major step forward for the Navy’s defence capabilities.
HMS Dragon, a Type 45 destroyer, launched a specially-modified Sea Viper missile which hunted down a target flying at four times the speed of sound (Mach 4) in a test exercise on Thursday.The ‘supe