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By The Newsroom
Published 6th Nov 2018, 19:31 BST
Updated 7th Nov 2018, 02:48 BST
A Wildcat helicopter belonging to the Royal Navys Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond test firing her defensive flare systems while on maritime security operations in the Mediterranean. Picture: Lt Cdr Oliver Clark/Royal Navy.A Wildcat helicopter belonging to the Royal Navys Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond test firing her defensive flare systems while on maritime security operations in the Mediterranean. Picture: Lt Cdr Oliver Clark/Royal Navy.
A Wildcat helicopter belonging to the Royal Navys Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond test firing her defensive flare systems while on maritime security operations in the Mediterranean. Picture: Lt Cdr Oliver Clark/Royal Navy.

A Wildcat helicopter, belonging to the Royal Navy's type 45 destroyer, HMS Diamond, test fired her defensive flare systems on Monday, November 5.

During operations, the helicopter won't fire off all flares at once.

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HMS Diamond sailed from Portsmouth in September for operations in the Mediterranean where the Type 45 destroyer is providing reassurance to allies in the region throughout the autumn.

The deployment follows a busy few months for HMS Diamond and her crew, who spent most of the summer operating in or around UK waters.

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