The Type 45's selection of Aster 30 and Aster 15 for Sea Viper prompts a proposed alternative weapons fit. It would retain Aster 30 and add vertical-launch Sea Wolf or its forthcoming CAMM replacement in place of Aster 15. The aim is to give the destroyer two distinct missile families. An attacker prepared to defeat Sea Viper would also need an answer to the other system. This is a suggested alternative to the original selection, with CAMM discussed as a future replacement at that time.
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A Type 45 alternative with two missile families
Pairing Aster 30 with Sea Wolf or CAMM is proposed as a way to give a Type 45 two different defensive missile families.