Defender is the fifth ship of six in the Type 45 destroyer class. Good progress is being made on the programme: HMS Daring (ship one) has been commissioned into the Royal Navy and is on her final ...

The Daring class is made up of six Type 45 destroyers - HMS Daring, Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender, and Duncan, specifically designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile defence operations.

who raised the issue of six Type 45 destroyers undergoing major engine refits. Since the first in the Daring-class of Type 45s, HMS Daring, was launched 14 years ago, there have been repeated ...

The HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier is working towards the UK’s most ambitious carrier deployment in recent years, with ...

Pictured is the Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond. | Royal Navy As previously reported in The News, it’s estimated that shipbuilding work to produce Type 83 vessels is expected to ...

HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 Destroyer, sailed from HMNB Portsmouth over the weekend to carry out a series of drills. The huge aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, is also out at sea as she gears up ...