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Royal Navy Strengthens Air Defence with Aster 30 Missile Stockpiles
Reports in the French media say that an additional 220 Aster 30 missiles have been ordered under a tri-national procur ...
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HMS Diamond has just taught our enemies an important lesson. Don’t underestimate the Royal Navy
A US Navy Aegis warship equipped with SM-3 and SM-6 missiles specifically designed for anti-ballistic defence could probably cope with these, but HMS Diamond would be overmatched.
Royal Navy: Mysterious Type 83 destroyers project reaches concept phase in step to replace Type 45 warships
Ms Eagle said: “The Type 83 Destroyer will be the core of the Future Air Dominance System (FADS) programme, which has ...
Inside Europe's £670bn arms race spending spree as threat of WW3 with Russia looms
US President Donald Trump's demands of NATO alllies prompts massive European boost in future firepower - backed by the UK - ...
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Memorial service for 14 sailors from HMS Glamorgan killed in Falklands
which struck the ship as HMS Glamorgan completed her bombardment mission. The ship’s team helped minimize the impact of the missile, which struck the hangar - destroying the fully-fuelled and ...
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Britain’s Daring-class Is the King of Area Air Defense Destroyers
Most recently, on April 24, 2024, HMS Diamond used a single Sea Viper missile to shoot down a Houthi ballistic missile that had been targeting a U.S. container ship; this signified not only the ...
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Royal Navy’s sixth Type 45 destroyer with the Sea Viper missile defence system ready to begin trials
She has been followed by HMS Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon ... steel - more than the weight of Blackpool Tower. The Sea Viper missiles are the size of a telephone box, weigh two thirds as much ...