The United Kingdom’s Type 83 destroyer program has officially entered the concept phase, confirming its central role within the Future Air Dominance System (FADS). This next-generation program is intended to replace the Type 45-class destroyers currently in service with the Royal Navy and to provide advanced air and missile defense capabilities against emerging threats. Read more.
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The Type 45 destroyers, currently the Royal Navy’s primary air defense warships, will gradually be phased out in favor of the Type 83 (Picture source: UK MoD)