Civil UAVs

RAF deploys Brimstone for counter-IS attacks

By 2016-01-12T12:46:27

Tornado Brimstone - MBDA

The UK Royal Air Force has used MBDA dual-mode Brimstone laser-guided air-to-surface missiles against Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time, as the campaign in the region moves towards countering moving targets.

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