Mod Hebrides Range News Today

The exercise occurred on the UK MOD Hebrides Range operated by QinetiQ in Scotland, and involved the Italian Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

Launcher set up at UK MoD Hebrides for GQM-163A firings 11 May 2021 by Richard Scott A US launcher asset dating from the late 1960s has been installed on the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Hebrides range off northwest Scotland ahead of the 10-nation ‘At Sea Demonstration/Formidable Shield 2021’ (‘ASD/FS21’) integrated air and missile defence exercise. The modified AML 4K3 twin-arm launcher will be used to launch Northrop Grumman GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea-skimming missile targets duri...