Type 83 Destroyers
2026-07-01 · Ministry of Defence · 15397 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the Royal Navy’s high-end air defence capability of cancelling a planned class of up to eight Type 83 destroyers intended to replace the Type 45 fleet.
Answer
The role of Maritime Air Defence, currently delivered by Type 45 Destroyers, will be delivered in the future by a mix of crewed Common Combat Vessels and uncrewed, autonomous missile (Type 91) and sensor (Type 94) ships. The decision to move to this hybri...