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Monday, July 16, 2007

BAE begins trials of next-generation destroyer

BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defence company, will put to sea one of the world’s most sophisticated naval destroyers this week when its Daring begins trials.

The £600 million Daring is one of six Type 45 destroyers being built by BAE and VT Group for the Royal Navy. BAE will own the destroyers during more than a year of trials before they are handed to the Ministry of Defence from December next year.

The 8,000-tonne ship is designed to be part of an aircraft carrier group and is the most advanced air-defence system in the world. The ship has been built around a £300 million Sampson radar and PAAMS missile system, which is capable of hitting a cricket ball travelling at nearly 2,000kmph more than 50km away.

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