BAE offered alternative Type 45 designs while the original class was still under construction. The possibilities included land-attack and anti-submarine variants as ways to improve or continue the programme. The illustrated land-attack option is described as having an extended flight deck aft and more space forward for vertical launchers. Those changes would have adapted the hull to a different mission emphasis. They were design proposals, and the precise equipment visible in the illustrations is not fully established here.
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BAE offered land-attack and anti-submarine Type 45 variants
Land-attack and ASW proposals explored other uses for the Type 45 hull, including more flight-deck and launcher space.