UK Boosting Destroyer Missiles With $690 Million In Upgrades

摘要

The United Kingdom awarded MBDA and Eurosam $690 million in multiyear contracts to increase the Royal Navy’s Daring-class Type 45 destroyers missile capacity by 50 percent, the government announced July 6. MBDA is set to integrate the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) program, also known as the Sea Ceptor to the Type 45, while Eurosam will refresh the long-range Astor 30 missiles, currently used by the ship. MBDA was awarded an 11-year contract to integrate the CAMM to the Type 45’s Sea Viper weapons systems. The CAMM is able to target high-speed air targets; hovering helicopters and low-speed threats; and small, fast inshore attack craft.