Missile launch success 🚀 In a world-first a Seasprite helicopter has launched a Penguin anti-ship guided missile. And, as expected, it was right on target. The missile, which carries a 120kg high explosive warhead, is designed to skim above the sea and penetrate targets at their waterline. The warhead has a delay fuse which detonates inside the target. No. 6 Squadron armament technician Sergeant Shaun Lindsay explained the trade’s crucial role in the successful missile launch and why the live-f

Bruiser Loose 🚀 Bruiser is the NATO name for an air launched anti-ship missile. Last week, the first launch by an RNZN Seasprite helicopter of a Penguin anti-ship guided missile was conducted. The Penguin, which replaced the Maverick air-to-ground missile, is propelled at high subsonic speed by a solid rocket engine which has an operational range of 34 km. This provides our Navy with a critical standoff, over the horizon, strike capability for the Naval Combat Force. The missile, which carries

Royal New Zealand Air Force Seasprite Helicopter Tests ‘Penguin’ Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time