Friday, December 4, 2009

Royal Navy's New Type 45 Destroyers Are "Unarmed"


The British Navy's £1bn+ Destroyers Set To Remain Unarmed For Years -- The Register

Ex-British miracle missiles in new test FAIL.

The "Sea Viper" missile system for the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers looks set to suffer further setbacks following a reported failure during test firings. The weapons are already so late that the first £1bn+ Type 45 has been in naval service for nearly a year - almost completely unarmed.

News of the test failure comes courtesy of the Ares blog, reporting remarks by Andrew Tyler of the UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation.

“[The test failure] has been a setback," says the MoD mandarin.

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My Comment: With the way the Defense Department has been managed in Britain these past few years .... I cannot say that I am surprised.

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