Royal Navy destroyer completes UAV live-fire exercise before heading to the Indo-Pacific
HMS Dauntless faced various uncrewed threats during Exercise Sharpshooter. (Photo: LPhot Kevin Walton)
HMS Dauntless ran a full UAV test to mimic potential real-world threats.
HMS Dauntless, one of the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) most advanced warships, took part in an extensive anti-uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) live-firing test off the coast of Wales in early April. The test was Dauntless’ final exercise before it heads to the Indo-Pacific region as part of the RN’s planned Carrier Strike Group deployment.
Dauntless faced a wide range of UAV and USV threats, similar to those faced by active vessels in the Red Sea, for an up-to-date training experience.
The Type 45 destroyer became the first vessel in its class to have faced hundreds of attacks by Banshee and virtual UAVs,
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