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A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, and with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target.
TORPEDO definition: 1. a long, thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed 2…. Learn more.
Jul 4, 2024 · Learn about the origin, development and types of torpedoes, self-propelled underwater missiles that can explode on contact with enemy vessels. Find out how torpedoes are used in submarine, surface and air warfare and how they are controlled by various devices.
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Feb 5, 2021 · The enhanced torpedo features a new warhead, new, safer fuel system, a smarter electronic ‘brain’ and a fibre-optic guidance link with its parent submarine to improve its accuracy and lethality. The operational version of the weapon will be introduced to all front-line Royal Navy submarines by 2025.
May 12, 2021 · The world’s most advanced torpedo has been declared ready for front-line action with the Royal Navy and undergone extensive deep water trials with HMS Audacious in the Bahamas.
May 18, 2021 · THE world’s most advanced torpedo – built by experts in Portsmouth – has been declared ready for front-line action with the Royal Navy following a series of deep water trials in the Bahamas.
Aug 17, 2023 · The MOD has chosen the UK manufactured Sting Ray Torpedo as its future torpedo capability alongside continued use of the United States Navy Mk54 weapon on the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
