Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 15400

Type 83 Destroyers

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Andrew Bowie

Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what analysis was used for the decision to replace the Type 83 programme with a hybrid navy approach.

Answer

Luke Pollard

The role of Maritime Air Defence, currently delivered by Type 45 Destroyers, will be delivered in the future by a mix of crewed Common Combat Vessels and uncrewed, autonomous missile (Type 91) and sensor (Type 94) ships. The decision to move to this hybri...

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