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A modern Royal Navy cruiser concept

A hypothetical modern cruiser would be a large command-and-control combatant with major missile, aviation, and gun capacity.

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Question

What might a new Royal Navy cruiser class look like?

Short answer

A very large command ship with extensive VLS, helicopters, advanced guns, and strong presence value; nuclear power is possible but politically difficult.

Notes

The proposed Royal Navy cruiser is an 18,000- to 20,000-ton ship with substantial VLS capacity, helicopters, command facilities, and either railguns or another advanced gun system. It would be a powerful presence platform. Nuclear propulsion is left as technically possible but politically awkward for Britain. This force-design thought experiment carries no claim that such a programme had been approved.