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Story summary
- Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter fired a Sea Venom missile at the decommissioned USS Klakring during Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026.
- HMS Portland launched a Naval Strike Missile, marking the Royal Navy’s first live NSM shot at a warship.
- USS Massachusetts fired a Mk 48 ADCAP torpedo that delivered the final hit, sinking the Klakring hulk.
- U.S. funded ship preparation and tow; the U.K. funded range operations, pollutant removal and marine-mammal monitoring.
