US and British navies succeed in live-fire training of new missile in North Atlantic

(Seoul = Yonhap News) The US and British navies successfully tested the power of new anti-ship missiles and advanced weapons in a joint live-fire sinking exercise targeting a retired frigate in the North Atlantic.

According to the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) News and Royal Navy media outlet Navy Lookout on the 30th of last month (local time), the two countries' navies conducted a joint live-fire sinking exercise as part of the 'Atlantic Thunder 2026' exercise in the North Atlantic waters about 150 nautical miles off the coast of the Hebrides Islands in northwest Scotland on the 21st of last month.

The retired U.S. Navy's 4,000-ton frigate Clarkling was used as a maritime target.

Live-fire training was conducted sequentially, starting with the weapons with the longest range.

First, the US Navy Aegis destroyer 'USS Ignatius' fired an SM-6 long-range surface-to-air missile and hit the target.

Subsequently, the Royal Navy's frigate 'HMS Portland' proved its strike capability by launching the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), an anti-ship missile, against a warship for the first time. Take a look at the video.

Produced by: Kim Geon-tae, Hwang Seong-wook

Video: U.S. Military Visual Information Distribution Service·X Royal Navy·@funkeractual·@SavunmaTR·@NavyLookout·@HMSPortland·@JFCNorfolk·@USN_Submariner·Site Navy Lookout