Template:Type 45 weapon fit
- Anti-air missiles:
- PAAMS air-defence system
- 48 × Sylver Vertical Launching System A50 for:
- Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)
- Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km), to be upgraded with a ballistic missile defence capability,[1] called Sea Viper Evolution.[2]
- [24 × cell Sea Ceptor silos to be fitted starting on HMS Defender from 2026 for:
- Anti-ship missiles:
- Harpoon Block 1C SSMs, originally fit (retired 2023);[6][7][8][9][10] being replaced with Naval Strike Missile starting on HMS Dauntless from 2024)[11][12][13]
- Guns:
- 1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
- 2 × DS30B Mk 1 30 mm guns[14]
- 2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS
- 2 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (replaced by Browning .50 caliber heavy machine guns as of 2023)[15]
- 6 × 7.62 mm general purpose machine guns
- ^ "Type 45 Ballistic Missile Defence upgrade to support more than 100 UK jobs". UK Government. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "HMS Defender destroys drone in exercise which paves the way for future of air defence at sea". royalnavy.mod.uk. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Snapshot: The Royal Navy escort fleet in April 2024". Navy Lookout. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "£500m firepower upgrade for Type 45 destroyers". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers – reaching their full potential with addition of Sea Ceptor missiles". Navy Lookout. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Scott, Richard (19 December 2023). "First NSM fit on RN Type 23 frigate". Janes. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Contenders for the Royal Navy's interim anti-ship missile requirement". navylookout.com. August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ @NavyLookout (March 17, 2023). "@HMSDuncan sails from Portsmouth this afternoon. Has been re-equipped with Harpoon missiles - the first Type 45 to carry SSM for several years" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Can the UK supply anti-ship missiles to Ukraine?". 10 April 2022.
- ^ Scott, Richard (February 16, 2022). "UK confirms cancellation of I-SSGW programme". Janes Information Services. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Snapshot: The Royal Navy escort fleet in April 2024". Navy Lookout. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Royal Navy to buy the Naval Strike Missile". Navy Lookout. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Royal Navy ships to be fitted with advanced new missile system". gov.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "The all-rounder – the 30mm Automated Small Calibre Gun in focus". Navy Lookout. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "In focus: the 50 cal heavy machine gun in Royal Navy service". Navy Lookout. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.