The launches were a successful and the target drone was "obliterated" from the sky, according to the MoD, which indicates that Diamond is now fully ready to be inducted into the Royal Navy's fleet as a fully-operational warship. Her first deployment is expected sometime this summer.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
HMS DIAMOND'S FIRST FIRING OF SEA VIPER
Defence Headquarters, the UK Ministry of Defence's official YouTube channel recently uploaded an exciting video of the Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) launching Sea Viper missiles for the very first time:
The launches were a successful and the target drone was "obliterated" from the sky, according to the MoD, which indicates that Diamond is now fully ready to be inducted into the Royal Navy's fleet as a fully-operational warship. Her first deployment is expected sometime this summer.
The launches were a successful and the target drone was "obliterated" from the sky, according to the MoD, which indicates that Diamond is now fully ready to be inducted into the Royal Navy's fleet as a fully-operational warship. Her first deployment is expected sometime this summer.
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