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13 April 2012
- In April 2011 Edinburgh successfully completed Sea-Dart missile firing trials. May 2011 saw the ship begin an eight-month deployment visiting the Cape Verde and Falkland Islands. On 13 April 2012 Edinburgh fired the last ever operational Sea Dart missiles after a thirty-year career.
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HMS Edinburgh conducting the final Sea Dart missile firing at the north western Scottish range of Benbecula. The ship fired five missiles, three single missiles and a two-missile salvo at an unmanned drone target.
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Apr 20, 2012 · HMS Edinburgh (D97) fires a number of Sea Dart missiles off the coast of Scotland. This may possibly be the last time the system is fired by a Royal Navy warship as the system is being...
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In June, the last of the Royal Navy’s Type 42 destroyers, HMS Edinburgh, was retired. With her went the Sea Dart missile, the 1960s-vintage anti-aircraft system that was the Type 42s’ primary means of defense.
HMS Edinburgh fires the final Sea Dart missile at the North Eastern Scottish range of Benbecula, April 13, 2012. Edinburgh fired five missiles – three single missiles and a two missile salvo – at an unmanned drone target. Royal Navy photo. The upgrades turned out to be useful.
Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh (D97) "last of the forty-twos" test firing of Sea Dart surface-to-air missile, 13th April 2012.
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Apr 22, 2012 · HMS Edinburgh the last of the Royal Navy’s Type 42 Destroyers fired the Sea Dart as both as a Solo and as a salvo of 2 missiles at aerial Mirach target drones, which can fly at 10ft or...
Jan 6, 2020 · In this article, we consider the highly regarded Sea Viper missile carried by the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers and its predecessor, the Sea Dart missile system. 2G SAM. The Sea Dart GWS-30 surface to air missile system began development in 1960s and first went to sea with HMS Bristol in 1973.
