Role
HMS Dragon‘s main role is air defence: providing protection to her fellow ships by detecting, interrogating and neutralising enemy threats with the fearsome Sea Viper anti-air missile system.
Instantly recognisable by the Welsh Dragon on her bow, HMS Dragon is one of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 air defence destroyers. Together with her sister vessels, Dragon is one of the most advanced warships in the world.
HMS Dragon‘s main role is air defence: providing protection to her fellow ships by detecting, interrogating and neutralising enemy threats with the fearsome Sea Viper anti-air missile system.
Numbering more than 200, the crew of HMS Dragon is made up of Aircrewmen, Weapons Engineers, Communications Technicians and more. Together, their roles and responsibilities include:
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