British Army soldiers as young as 18 are using one of the Army’s most sophisticated missile systems to target unmanned aircraft off the Outer Hebrides. 16 Regiment Royal Artillery are on the islands to train and hone their skills in readiness for their deployment to the Falklands later this year. Rapier provides the Army with a surface to air capability designed to disable incoming missile attack and enemy air strikes. – 

 

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