Type 45 Destroyers: Radar
(asked on 7th March 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been any investment in a Ballistic Missile Defence upgrade for the Sampson radar on the T45 destroyers which will protect the new aircraft carriers.
This question was answered on 15th March 2018
There has been some initial investment in support of investigating the potential for anti-ship Ballistic Missile Defence enhancements to the Type 45 capability. These investigations are ongoing and include assessments of the Sampson Multi-Function Radar. No decisions have yet been made.