Royal Navy's Sea Venom Missile Ready for Action!
Eiii Ghana! The Royal Navy dey beef up ein sea power! Dem announce say dem dey ready to use the Sea Venom anti-ship missile for frontline operations. This big news mean say the Wildcat helicopters from the Fleet Air Arm fit carry this missile go anywhere in the world. E be like dem dey bring back something wey dem lose when dem stop using the Sea Skua for 2017.
The Sea Venom, wey dem make under the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW) program, dey give the Wildcat serious power against ships. E dey work with the smaller Martlet missile, wey dey good for attacking small, fast boats wey dey near the coast. Each helicopter fit carry four Sea Venoms, so dem fit attack plenty targets at once, or fire everything at one big enemy ship.
Imagine this: one Wildcat helicopter, wey dey carry Sea Venom, dey take off from HMS Prince of Wales. Wey dey happen for September 7, 2025. The Sea Venom dey fly fast, more than 20 kilometers, and e fit destroy small warships. E get 30 kg warhead wey dey burst through armor, wey dey good for attacking ships, but e fit attack small targets on land too. Dem make am special for areas wey plenty things dey happen for the coast, and dem fit aim am very well with different ways of flying. E even get two-way data link, so dem fit watch am for air and change ein direction if dem need to. E dey send video back to the pilot inside the cockpit.
The missile get special infra-red wey dey help am see the real targets and avoid things wey dey try confuse am. Dem drop the missile from the helicopter, and the engine no dey start until e separate from the aircraft. The Wildcat fit turn away quick after e launch the missile, so e no go dey too close to enemy defenses.
Sea Venom Tested in Cardigan Bay
Before dem start using am, dem test the Sea Venom for Cardigan Bay. After e pass the Initial Operating Capability (IOC) test, dem say dem fit put am on the Royal Navy maritime attack helicopters.
Four Wildcats from 815 Naval Air Squadron dey carry Sea Venom, and dem dey spread across the Carrier Strike Group for HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Dauntless, and Norwegian frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen.
Commander James Woods, wey dey in charge of 815 Naval Air Squadron, say: “The Sea Venom dey change things for how we dey fight. E dey give us power, accuracy, and e dey make us flexible, so we fit attack plenty different threats for sea, coast, and land.”
Woods add say: “Most importantly, e dey give us the power to stop those threats from far. This be big change for the Fleet Air Arm, and e dey make sure say we dey ready to protect NATO and our friends for home and abroad.”