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BAE Systems is providing the backbone of the Royal Navy fleet for the next quarter of a century, and can deliver naval capability through an unrivalled range of warship and auxiliary vessel programmes.

The Company is responsible for the delivery of the Type 45 Anti-Air Warfare Destroyer to the Royal Navy, which will be the most capable ship of its type in the world.

Through the acquisition of United Defense, BAE Systems has added America’s largest non-nuclear ship repair and overhaul business to its operations.

Type 45 The new generation Type 45 destroyer will deliver vastly superior capability whilst cutting operating costs by 37%. Design of the ship is well advanced and construction of the first class, HMS Daring, is underway at Clydeside.

Astute BAE Systems’ latest Astute class submarine – five times more complex than a single military aircraft. Its sonar has the processing power of 200,000 laptop computers.	Naval Armaments In the US, BAE Systems is developing the 155mm Advanced Gun System and the highly lethal Long Ranged Land Attack Projectile for the US Navy’s new DD(X) Destroyer.	Landing Platform Dock Ahead of the revised programme schedule. HMS Bulwark handed over to Royal Navy in July 2004, enabling the Royal Navy to bring forward the in-service date to December 2004. Landing Platform Dock is capable of controlling a complete force of amphibious ships and supporting the deployment of armed forces ashore.	Littoral Combat Ship BAE Systems has been selected to fulfil a critical role in the final design of the Littoral Combat Ship.