The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Type 45s are impressive ships on paper. But Britain is not in any position to handle them given their ...

Key point: Cost is a major concern. The Royal Navy may already have identified a possible replacement for its Type 45 destroyers. A version of the new Type 26 frigate, which should enter service with ...

A UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first." The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland. The Type 45 air ...

The Sea Viper Evolution programme for the Type 45 Destroyer fleet is expected to deliver an initial ballistic missile defence capability in the early 2030s, according to a new parliamentary answer.

The HMS Daring, first in a new class of anti-air destroyers being built by the United Kingdom, is being assembled in anticipation of its February launch, BAE Systems said. The ship will be the first ...

LONDON — Britain launched the fourth of its Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dragon, on Nov. 17. The second of the class, HMS Dauntless, has just begun sea trials. The United Kingdom is now buying only six ...

HMS Defender makes it way up the river Clyde past Dumbarton Castle on March 22, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. The Clyde built Type 45 destroyer is returning to her affiliated city for the first time ...

Thanks to a £500 million ($680 million) upgrade, the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers are about to get more powerful than ever, as the main shield against air attack will be packed with missiles. And ...

MBDA makes the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile. (MBDA UK) LONDON — Britain’s Type 45 destroyer is to be fitted with a new short-range anti-air missile as part of a wider weapons capability upgrade, ...

iscover the unparalleled power of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer. With its advanced Sea Viper missile system, capable of launching eight missiles in under ten seconds and guiding up to 16 ...