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15 REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center’s targets team launched a Pathfinder Zombie target May 19 from the Hebrides Range in Scotland during the ongoing At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 exercise. The purpose of At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021, which includes approximately 10 nations participating with ships, aircraft, ground assets and deployed staff, is to improve allied interoperability in a joint live-fire Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment. USASMDC played a role in the exercise by internationally shi...

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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 during ‘Formidable Shield’. The launcher installation has been managed by the US Naval Surface Warfa...

BBC News Published image captionBarra is to move from level three to level four restrictions The islands of Barra and Vatersay will go into lockdown in an attempt to bring a Covid-19 outbreak under control. They will move from level three to level four restrictions from midnight after 40 positive tests on Barra. With about 140 people self-isolating, the outbreak has affected as much as 16% of the island's population. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament that the rest of the Western Isles would remain in level three. Islanders have been observing a voluntary lockdown on ...

BBC News Published image copyrightReuters image captionIslanders have been asked to self isolate immediately and book a test if they suspect they have Covid Covid-19 cases in an outbreak on Barra in the Western Isles have increased to 39. NHS Western Isles has described the situation on the island as "serious" and "escalating". On Sunday, the health board said there had been 12 new positive tests related to the Barra outbreak, which first emerged more than a week ago. Separately, two new cases were also identified in a smaller outbreak on Benbecula. The total of four Benbecula cases include a...