The Type 45 Daring-class destroyer is a highly advanced air-defense warship operated by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. Designed for fleet protection, it specializes in countering aircraft and ...

In June 2025, the British Royal Navy dispatched a fleet of warships and helicopters to track a Russian vessel as it transited the English Channel and North Sea. One of the vessels sent to monitor the ...

A UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first." The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland. The Type 45 air ...

In September 2021, HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer, departed Portsmouth Naval Base under tow to undergo a comprehensive engine refit at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead. This multi-million-pound ...

Back in the 1800s, Britain's bellicose boast might have been true -- but Britain's Royal Navy is fast disappearing from the world's oceans. Take the new "Type 45" stealth destroyer for example, the ...

“From combating pirates and defending air attacks, to delivering humanitarian aid, these high-tech Type 45 destroyers are the pride of the naval fleet.” Though the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy may ...

LONDON — Britain launched the fourth of its Type 45 destroyers, HMS Dragon, on Nov. 17. The second of the class, HMS Dauntless, has just begun sea trials. The United Kingdom is now buying only six ...