British fighters destroy US Navy ship

Plus: AI shrinks 100,000-equation quantum problem to just four equations. Sep 28, 2022 [Blueprint]( When allies turn bad… or in fact not, in this case. Fear not, the British have not turned against the U.S., in what would be a wholly unprecedented and unexpected move. Instead, Aircraft from the Royal Air Force's (RAF) 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron participated in a [long-planned live fire exercise]( with their Royal Navy and American counterparts, in which a U.S. Navy ship was destroyed. In conclusion, and to paraphrase a well-worn pilot-related quote, the British have essentially told the U.S. that they’ll still be their wingmen any day. But before you groan too hard at that, why not marvel for a moment at [this video]( which shows how the world's longest immersed tunnel is being built? Pretty neat, eh? Good morning. I’m Alice, an Editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s dive in. 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And in the process, a U.S. Navy ship was destroyed, but it was all part of the plan. The attack was part of “Exercise Atlantic Thunder 22” and the main exercise of that included the SINKEX (which is an abbreviation for sinking exercise). It all took place in the (not very warm) waters off the coast of Scotland, in the U.K. In another first, the combined military exercise also used a British Wildcat HMA2 helicopter from the 815 Naval Air Squadron's MX-15HDi electro-optical/infrared sensor turret to direct the Typhoon's 500-pound Paveway IV dual-mode bombs onto the target. The Wildcat is primarily used against asymmetric targets such as small, fast naval craft, boats that act as "suicide drones," or other unmanned surface ships, particularly those that operate in swarms. → The U.S.-led exercise was the U.K. Royal Navy's first participation in an exercise of this nature in 18 years. 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