The UK Royal Navy's fifth Type 45 Daring-class
anti-air warfare destroyer, HMS Defender (D36) has successfully completed
trials of its upper deck gunnery systems, prior to being declared operational
later this year.
Conducted as part of the initial period of training under the White Ensign
off the south coast, the ship test-fired all of its guns including the 4.5in
Kryten main gun, 30mm cannon, miniguns, and validated their capabilities.
During the trials, the ship's other systems were also tested, including
radars, engines, computer systems and radios.
Royal Navy HMS Defender weapon engineer officer lieutenant commander
Jonathan Pearce said: "It is much more than just making the guns go bang;
these intense trials have ensured that all our equipment functions precisely as
designed."
The testing also enabled both maintainers and operators to get 'hands on'
ordnance engineering experience, Pearce added.
owered by two WR-21 advanced cycle gas turbine engines, the Type 45-class
destroyer has a displacement capacity of about 7,500t with a cruising speed of
more than 27k and a range in excess of 7,000nm.
Equipped with Sea Viper anti-air missiles, the advanced air-defence
destroyer can carry out anti-piracy and anti-smuggling missions,
disaster-relief work and surveillance operations, as well as high-intensity
combat.
Capable of operating a Chinook-sized helicopter from its main deck, HMS
Defender completed its second and final set of sea trials in April 2012.
HMS Duncan, the sixth Type 45 destroyer launched in 2010, recently completed
initial sea trials off western Scotland,
UK,
successfully demonstrating its combat systems capabilities.
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