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Royal Navy obliterate supersonic missile in historic first

One of the UK’s most advanced warships has obliterated a supersonic missile in a historic first for the Royal Navy in a test off the coast of Scotland. In a burst of fire and smoke, Type 45 destroyer ...
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This Warship Has Languished in Port for 3,000 Days—and It Isn’t Russian!

The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Russia's Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally returned to the sea this week, beginning ...
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UK Type 45 destroyer intercepts supersonic missile during ‘Formidable Shield 25'

HMS Dragon successfully intercepted a supersonic sea-skimming target during a live-fire demonstration as part of Exercise ‘Formidable Shield 25' on 15 May. This is the first time in Royal Navy history ...