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In April 2024 , HMS Diamond shot down a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea .
This was a first for the RN , demonstrating that even the non-upgraded Type 45 destroyer has some BMD capability.
Not all ballistic missiles are the same and they have widely differing trajectories and ranges.
The Â300M Sea Viper Evolution (SV-E) program (capability 1 ) will make the UK the first European nation to have a Maritime BMD capability.
The upgraded system will be capable of tracking and destroying ballistic missiles, cruise and hypersonic missiles, aircraft and drones within a huge altitude envelope.
The US already provides the backbone of European mainland BMD defence but how much highly classified technical information about its development, manufacture and capabilities are shared with its NATO partners is hard to guess. Either way, Eurosam/MBDA have a daunting task to keep pace with the threat. Whether the RN will be funded to keep the Type 45 and subsequent Type 83 destroyers at the cutting edge of this critical capability in the naval domain hangs in the balance..
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