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Type 45 Destroyers: Guided Weapons

Asked by Luke AkehurstLabourMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 3 December 2025UIN 94469

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on adapting Type 45 destroyers to carry Sea Ceptor missiles.

Answered by Luke Pollard

Sea Ceptor is already in service on all Type 23 frigates and work is underway to introduce it onto the Type 45 destroyers, as well as the new Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. This expansion of Sea Ceptor will further strengthen local air defence capabilities in the surface fleet.

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