Military Power

The Type 45's primary role is anti air warfare. Ships and carriers, and the auxiliaries and merchant ships that support them, need protection against air, surface and subsurface threats, and the combat system to be deployed in the Type 45 is designed to counter the full range of anti-ship missiles and aircraft. Type 45 will be able to engage a large number of targets simultaneously, and defend aircraft carriers or groups of ships, such as an amphibious landing force, against the strongest future threats from the air. In addition, the ships are designed for survivability with revolutionary signature reduction factors for stealth.



Type: Anti-Submarine
Power Plant: Gas turbines
Prime Contractor: BAE Systems
Length: 152.4 m
Beam: 21.2 m
Crew: 190

Here is the HMS Daring (the first of the Type 45s) being fitted out.


Key User Requirements (KUR) from here.
KUR1 PAAMS The T45 shall be able to protect with a Probability of Escaping Hit of ??, all units operating within a radius of 6.5km, against up to 8 supersonic sea skimming missiles arriving randomly within ?? seconds.

KUR2 Force Anti-Air Warfare Situational Awareness The T45 shall be able to assess the Air Warfare Tactical Situation of 1000 air real world objects against a total arrival and/or departure rate of 500 air real world objects per hour.

KUR3 Aircraft Control The T45 shall be able to provide close tactical control to at least 4 fixed wing aircraft, or 4 groups of aircraft in single speaking units, assigned to the force.

KUR4 Aircraft Operation The T45 shall be able to operate both one organic Merlin (Anti-Submarine Warfare and Utility variants) and one organic Lynx Mk8 helicopter, although not simultaneously.

KUR5 Embarked Military Force The T45 shall be able to operate an Embarked Military Force of at least 30 deployable troops.

KUR6 Naval Diplomacy The T45 shall be able to coerce potential adversaries into compliance with the wishes of Her Majesty’s Government or the wider international community through the presence of a Medium Calibre Gun System of at least 114mm.

KUR7 Range The T45 shall be able to transit at least 3000 nautical miles to its assigned mission, operate for 3 days and return to point of origin, unsupported throughout, within 20 days.

KUR8 Growth Potential The T45 capability shall be able to be upgraded to incorporate new capabilities or to enhance extant capabilities through displacement margins of at least 11.5 %.

KUR9 Availability The T45 shall have a 70% availability to contribute to Maritime Operations over a period of at least 25 years, of which at least 35% will be spent at sea.