British Army commissions Sky Saber Air Defense System

The UK Ministry of Defense today deployed Sky Sabre air defense system that has the ability to hit a tennis ball-sized object travelling at the speed of sound.

16 Regiment Royal Artillery is now accepting into service the first tranche of Sky Sabre and further procurements will be configured to operate in all parts of the globe, the MoD said in a statement.

“Sky Sabre is so accurate and agile that it is capable of hitting a tennis ball sized object travelling at the speed of sound. In fact, it can control the flight of 24 missiles simultaneously whilst in flight, guiding them to intercept 24 separate targets. It is an amazing capability,” Senior Training Officer, Major Tim Oakes said.