A Royal Navy warship has tested its ability to target a fast-moving, low-level threat such as a drone - putting its missile system through its paces off the coast of Scotland. HMS Defender, a Type 45 destroyer, carried out the fiery and thunderous missile testing off the north-west of Scotland on Sunday as part of a Nato exercise. During the test, HMS Defender sent a missile flying at four times the speed of sound to obliterate an incoming drone designed to simulate a projectile attack on the ship. Navy chiefs said it marks the first time the Portsmouth-based warship has taken on such a challenging target. The Royal Navy warship HMS Defender off the coast of Scotland, 19 May 2019The Royal Navy reported that the Type 45 destroyer tested her Sea Viper missile systemThe missile flew four times the speed of sound before obliterating an incoming drone target designed to simulate a projectile attack on the shipIt marks the first time HMS Defender has taken on this particular type of targetSeamen in a control room as the Royal Navy warship HMS Defender has tested her Sea Viper missile system off the coast of Scotland

Source: Daily Mail May 20, 2019 22:32 UTC