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Giant Waterspout Filmed by RAF Search and Rescue Crew

A giant waterspout is captured on film by a Royal Air Force Search and Rescue helicopter crew exercising near Anglesey, Wales. The crew had spotted another water spout 40 minutes earlier off the Skerries just north of Anglesey but were amazed to another forming just four miles from their position.

HMS Iron Duke Fires Harpoon

Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke is pictured firing her Harpoon anti-ship missile system. Fitted to the Batch III Type 22 frigates and the Type 23 frigates, the Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) Harpoon is a sophisticated anti-ship missile using a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing to attack targets out to a range of 130km. Cruising at Mach 0.9 and carrying a 227kg warhead it is powered by a lightweight turbojet, but is accelerated at launch by a booster rocket. A submarine launched version, known as Sub Harpoon, is also in service aboard the Swiftsure and Trafalgar class SSNs.

Sea Wolf Firing

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Portland fires a Sea Wolf missile in the Gibraltar Exercise Areas. The Sea Wolf point defence missile system is fitted in the Royal Navy's Type 22 and Type 23 Frigates. Using a short range supersonic missile, it enables ships to defend themselves against aircraft and anti ship missiles. The complete weapon system, including tracking radars and fire control computers, is entirely automatic in operation. Type 22 frigates carry two sextuple Sea Wolf launchers but the subsequent Type 23 frigates carry 32 Vertical Launch Sea Wolf (VLS) in a silo on the foredeck. In vertical launch form, the missile has an additional boost rocket motor that is jettisoned once the missile is out of the silo.

HMS Daring at Speed During Trials

Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring conducting acceptance trials at high speed off the west coast of Scotland.

HMS Daring

HMS Daring, the Royal Navy's first Type 45 Destroyer pulls a tight turn at sea following acceptance trials into service.

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