In a burst of fire and smoke, Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her world-beating missile system off the west coast of Scotland…
Blasting from the Type 45 destroyer’s silo, the missile flew four times the speed of sound before obliterating an incoming drone target designed to simulate a projectile attack on the ship. It marks the first time HMS Defender has taken on this particular type of target – one that is significantly more challenging as it flies faster and lower than others before it.