Type 45 Destroyers: Guided Weapons
Commons · Question 94469 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on adapting Type 45 destroyers to carry Sea Ceptor missiles.
Answer
Answered by Luke Pollard, 3 Dec 2025
Sea Ceptor is already in service on all Type 23 frigates and work is underway to introduce it onto the Type 45 destroyers, as well as the new Type 26 and Type 31 frigates. This expansion of Sea Ceptor will further strengthen local air defence capabilities...