Tag: Sea Ceptor missiles

• Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Steel has been cut for the Royal Navy’s second Type 26 frigate, HMS Cardiff.

  

  The ceremony held at BAE System’s shipyard in Govan this week, on the River Clyde, marks a milestone for the Global Combat Ship program. Minister for Defense Procurement, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, pressed the button to start the plasma-cutting machine to work on a plate of steel which will form part of the unit which holds stores.

• Tuesday, September 10th 2013 - 17:35 UTC

  Royal Navy frigates to be equipped with Sea Ceptor air defense missiles

  

  A new British naval air defense system that can intercept and destroy enemy missiles is to be manufactured in the UK under a £250 million contract. Sea Ceptor, which will be fitted to the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates and, in future, the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, is a cutting-edge missile designed and built by MBDA.