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The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the early 21st century. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built around the PAAMS (Sea Viper) air-defence system using the SAMPSON Active electronically scanned array (AESA) and the S1850M long-range ...
On the night of 9 January 2024, the Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Diamond engaged numerous UAVs targeting her and commercial shipping in the Red Sea with Sea Viper (Aster) missiles. [21] The UAVs were reported to have been launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The action was taken as part of a wider international operation to defend commercial ...
In November, the destroyer deployed to the Persian Gulf to reinforce HMS Lancaster, the Royal Navy's guardship in the region. [57] On the night of 15 December 2023, Diamond shot down a suspected attack drone launched from a Islamist Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea, with a Sea Viper (Aster) missile. [58]
HMS Defender is the only Type 45 destroyer not currently undergoing maintenance.
HMS Dauntless is the second ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the British Royal Navy.She was launched at Govan in January 2007, was handed over to the Royal Navy on 3 December 2009 and was formally commissioned on 3 June 2010.
HMS Diamond shot down a suspected attack drone over the weekend amid a deteriorating security situation in the region.
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HMS Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned on 20 April 2012. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned on 20 April 2012.