Minimum Deployable Capability News Today

The Royal Navy recently shot down a hostile threat for the first time since the First Gulf War. On 15 December 2023, in a matter of minutes, highly trained members of HMS Diamond’s 200 strong company identified an aerial threat. They assessed it, selecting and preparing a Sea Viper missile, then calculated firing variables, sought and received authorisation, before launching and guiding the missile. It intercepted the target. It was a Houthi attack drone.