Type 45 Destroyers Are Deploying New DragonFire Lasers To Shoot Down Drones

The U.K. Army is preparing to deploy a laser‑based defense system against drones, a move that could reduce the high cost of ...
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 ...
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The Royal Navy Has a Type 45 Destroyer It Has Been Trying to Fix for 8 Years

Article Summary - HMS Daring, the Royal Navy’s first Type 45 destroyer, has spent more than eight years out of action after chronic propulsion failures exposed deep flaws in Britain’s most advanced ...
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How the Type 45 destroyer tracks and intercepts high-speed aerial threats

Britain's Type 45 destroyer uses powerful radar and advanced missiles to track and intercept fast-moving aerial targets, with the system capable of monitoring up to 1,000 objects at once. Michigan ...
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DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h at a range in Scotland, just as a £316m contract for its deployment on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027 was awarded. The ...