That lack of anti-ballistic missile defense capability, the source notes, could be a liability for the ships’ planned deployments to East Asia, where China and North Korea field the DF-26 and Hwasong-12 anti-ship ballistic missiles. That report notes that on top of their relatively small missile armament, the Type 45’s VLS can only carry Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles, which are designed strictly for anti-air roles. The destroyer’s missile payload will be divided into two sets of Mk 41 vertical launch cells (VLS) at the front and midships, with each section holding an estimated 64 VLS for a carrying capacity of 128 missile cells per ship. The Type 83 will be comparable in size to China’s Type 055 cruiser, armed with a five-inch gun, Phalanx close-in weapons systems (CIWS), two 30 or 40-millimeter guns, additional unidentified CIWS and a significant missile payload. The concept art shows a hull shape that prioritizes stealth and speed, with a streamlined superstructure and integrated mast suggesting advanced radar and sensors integration, featuring the CEAFAR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The type is slated to enter service in the 2030s. This month, the UK Defense Journal reported that the Royal Navy’s Type 83 destroyer’s concept art was revealed at a naval conference, offering clues to its capabilities. The UK has just unveiled its next-generation sea destroyer concept, an ambitious design that speaks to the nation’s renewed Indo-Pacific naval ambitions but may ultimately founder on financial and military constraints.
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