6/21/2023 0 Comments War thunder helicopters are boring![]() ![]() “Five seconds to impact,” PO McDonnell relayed over the radio. With the order to launch given, the missile burst from its silo in a flash of fire, thunder and smoke, accelerating in a matter of seconds to more than three times the speed of sound as it arced into the Atlantic sky.” As they tracked Bruiser 9384, PO McDonnell sprang into action, launching a Sea Viper missile against the target, the Royal Navy said in a news release. “All of this cutting-edge technology makes up the Sea Viper system, which gives Defender the ability to accurately find and track a target before firing the missile itself, known as an Aster 30. HMS Defender provided an umbrella of protection, calculating that a threat was approaching using her distinctive radar systems: the Sampson (the spiked ball atop the distinctive main mast) and the Long Range (large black rectangle) which, combined, make the Type 45s world-leading air defence ships, giving them the ability to track hundreds of targets as far as 250 miles away. ![]() The final stage saw HMS Defender conduct a live missile engagement against an uncrewed aerial vehicle.” We’ve tracked ballistic, subsonic and supersonic targets while working with our allies and partners. We’ve been using experimental hardware and software to push our sensors to the limit, ready for the fight of tomorrow. “It’s my role to provide missile and air defence. HMS Defender deployed to the Outer Hebrides for 'Exercise Formidable Shield 2023' to test weapons against ballistic, subsonic and supersonic targets. ‘Bruiser’ is the NATO codeword for an anti-ship missile. Petty Officer Cameron McDonnell controlled the Sea Viper missile fired from Defender against the highly-manoeuvrable drone – designated Bruiser 9384 – which travels at hundreds of miles an hour. ![]() The Type 45 led the Royal Navy’s participation as a dedicated air defence destroyer designed to shield a task group, culminating in a firing of her Sea Viper missile system – the £1bn warship’s primary weapon – during a mission to locate, and destroy a drone designed to be difficult to track and intercept. Type 45 Destroyer HMS Defender deployed to Scotland’s Outer Hebrides for ‘Exercise Formidable Shield 2023’ to test weapons against ballistic, subsonic and supersonic targets, alongside 13 NATO and partner nations. ![]()
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