The Sea Viper missile successfully intercepted its target Credit: RN Media and Comms
The Aster missile successfully intercepted its target Credit: RN Media and Comms

HMS Duncan has, for the first time, fired an Aster missile. The vessel downed a drone over the Scottish coast.

Lieutenant Jacqui Orr said: ‘The speed of the missile as it manoeuvred to strike the target was staggering.

“We had practised all the procedures and I’ve seen the pictures before, but there’s still quite [a] buzz when you stand there on the bridge and can actually see our defence systems do their job so well.”

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George has a degree in Cyber Security from Glasgow Caledonian University and has a keen interest in naval and cyber security matters and has appeared on national radio and television to discuss current events. George is on Twitter at @geoallison
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Ian Clarke
9 years ago

The Captain’s quote has a typo in it.