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UK funds Type 45 extension study for 2027-28

8/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The UK Ministry of Defence has set aside money to study extending the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
A parliamentary answer on 27 August confirmed the Defence Investment Plan funds the Type 45 extension study.
The study will decide on extending the destroyers in the 2027-28 period.
The final Type 45 will leave service by end 2038, allowing possible overlap with new vessels.

History

Historical Context

July 1998’s Strategic Defence Review, authored by Defence Secretary George Robertson, cut the Royal Navy’s surface fleet from 35 to 32 ships and stressed extending the service life of existing vessels. That life-extension focus set a precedent for later programmes, such as the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review and today’s MoD feasibility study to prolong Type 45 destroyers beyond 2038.

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Story summary

The UK Ministry of Defence has set aside money to study extending the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
A parliamentary answer on 27 August confirmed the Defence Investment Plan funds the Type 45 extension study.
The study will decide on extending the destroyers in the 2027-28 period.
The final Type 45 will leave service by end 2038, allowing possible overlap with new vessels.

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