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Britain’s “Type 45” Destroyer Disaster Has Arrived

Type 45s are impressive ships on paper. But Britain is not in any position to handle them given their current, systemic problems. Britain has struggled for decades in the wake of its victory in the ...
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5 Reasons the Type 45 Is the Most Fearsome Ship at Sea

The Type 45 Daring-class destroyer is a highly advanced air-defense warship operated by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy.
The National Interest

This Warship Has Languished in Port for 3,000 Days—and It Isn’t Russian!

The delay with the Type 45 cruiser program is one that the Royal Navy hopes to leave in the past. Russia’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally returned to the sea this week, beginning ...
Aviation Week

Harpoon Missiles For U.K. Type 45 Destroyers

LONDON — The U.K. Royal Navy is to boost the capability of its Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers by fitting them with the Boeing RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile. Confirming the plans to Aviation ...
JEC Composites

Integris Composites to supply advanced armour for Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer

The news was issued during the Sea-Air-Space 2025 Conference at the National Resort & Convention Center in Maryland through April 9. The announcement underscores the company’s 30-year legacy as a ...
Aviation Week

UK To Lead Counter UAS Trials, Install Lasers On Type 45 Warships

LONDON—The UK defense ministry is calling on industry to help provide protection for dismounted troops from small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS). Project Vanaheim is described as the first phase in a ...
The Aviationist

First MEWSIC Next Generation Electronic Warfare System for Royal Navy Ships Delivered

The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.