
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dragon sails for Eastern Mediterranean mission
On March 10, 2026, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon departed the UK to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the

On March 10, 2026, the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon departed the UK to head to the Eastern Mediterranean to bolster British defences in the

The UK is deploying Type 45 destroyer, HMS Dragon, and drone-busting Wildcat helicopters to the Eastern Mediterranean to boost British defences in the region. UK MoD
Work is now underway to add a new vertical launch silo to the first Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer to receive the MBDA CAMM.

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced that the Royal Navy Daring-class (Type 45) destroyers will receive a ballistic missile defence (BMD) upgrade.
Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyers are to be equipped with the MBDA Common Anti-air Missile (CAMM) as part of an evolution of the ships’ Sea Viper anti-air guided weapon system.
MBDA has been awarded a number of contracts to significantly upgrade the air and missile defence capabilities of the Royal Navy’s six Type 45 destroyers.
Ultra is pleased to announce its continued support of the Electro-optical tracking system as part of Babcock’s UK Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer ‘Gun System, Automation ‘(GSA9) in service support contract with the UK Ministry of Defence.

The Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender intercepted a supersonic target, during exercise Formidable Shield.
The Korean People’s Navy has commissioned its second Choe Hyon-class guided-missile destroyer, Kang Kon (52), featuring 88 VLS cells and advanced phased-array radars.
The UK’s new Defence Investment Plan (DIP) has detailed four platform types to be introduced into Royal Navy (RN) service, as central elements of the