Warship downs drone swarm off British coast in exercise

Warship downs drone swarm off British coast in exercise

The Royal Netherlands Navy has completed a live-fire air and surface defence exercise off the Welsh coast, successfully countering simulated drone swarm attacks during its first participation in Exercise Sharpshooter. The exercise, run by QinetiQ at MOD Aberporth, marked the first time a NATO ally has taken part in Sharpshooter, which combines live and synthetic threat scenarios to replicate modern high-intensity maritime combat. Over three days…