The Scotsman

Royal Navy conducts first

- By CLAIRE HAYHURST

0 The Royal Navy’s new Sea Ceptor missile is test-fired from the The first firings of the Royal Navy’s new air missile defence system have been successful­ly conducted.

Images and footage show the Sea Ceptor missiles being fired from HMS Argyll, a Type 23 frigate, off the coast of Scotland.

Sea Ceptor can intercept and destroy enemy missiles travelling at supersonic speeds and will form part of the protection for the new aircraft carriers.

The system uses a missile

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