The UK is to become the first European nation to operate a maritime ballistic missile defence capability that can detect and destroy anti-ship ballistic missiles and has committed to a significant upgrade of the Royal Navy's fleet of Type 45 destroyers. The upgraded defence system, using the Aster 30 Block 1 missile previously used only in French and Italian land systems, will help UK forces combat the increasing threats posed by anti-ship ballistic missiles at sea by developing the missile into a maritime variant.
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