Brimstone Swats FACs like Flies
Pretty interesting video of the Brimstone AshM system, firing three short range (105-pound/Hellfire sized, 12km range) missiles and taking out three simulated fast attack craft. Of course, it looked like the ‘FACs’ were not maneuvering and were kinda on the slow side, but still…
“MBDA’s combat proven, UK developed, Brimstone missile carried out the world’s first surface to surface salvo engagement of multiple Fast In-shore Attack Craft (FIAC) threats with a single button push. The success of the trial has shown Brimstone’s unrivaled ability to swiftly strike numerous individual vessels without the need to laboriously designate each target, thereby demonstrating its prowess as a fire and forget maritime surface attack weapon. “