Watch A Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopter Fire Its First Operational Martlet Missile
The lightweight Martlet missile is the first part of a comprehensive plan to arm the Wildcat helicopter with precision weapons used to protect the carrier group.
The lightweight Martlet missile is the first part of a comprehensive plan to arm the Wildcat helicopter with precision weapons used to protect the carrier group.
The incident, the second of its kind in the last two weeks, follows an uptick in tensions between Russia and NATO in the Black Sea.
Su-30SM fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the Dutch warship and jammed some of its electronic systems.
More details emerge of the standoff in the Black Sea, including footage of a Russian Border Guard vessel opening fire.
Reports state that more than 20 Russian aircraft buzzed the Royal Navy destroyer while Border Guard vessels approached to within 100 meters.