Led by the US Navy’s 6th Fleet, the exercise was the largest of its type with 13 ships, more than 10 aircraft and in excess of 3,300 personnel taking part.
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Lieutenant Commander Ben Shirley, HMS Defender’s Weapon Engineer Officer, said: “Operating with a number of our allies has given us a fantastic opportunity to witness other nations’ missile defence systems. It has also given us the ability to better understand how well our own systems perform in a variety of conditions against a variety of targets.”