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Royal Navy’s Sea Viper Missile System Hits its Target

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Monday, August 30th, 2010

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The Royal Navy's newest air defense missile, designed to arm the Navy's new fleet of Type 45 destroyers, has successfully completed its toughest test yet during trials in the Mediterranean. Sea Viper, the groundbreaking missile system previously called PAAMS until it was renamed by the Royal Navy, will set new standards in air defense, according to Britain's Ministry of Defence. During recent trials in the Mediterranean, the system achieved a direct hit in a salvo (multiple missiles) firing against a…

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