2013    

UK CAMM (M) Sea Ceptor



Naval Surface-to-Air Missile

missiles








  Refits


2015-jun UK HMS Argyll F231 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Type 23 Life Extension Programme: replacement of Seawolf missile system with Sea Ceptor over 20 months, by Babcock at Devonport. Completed Feb 2017.
2016-may UK HMS Northumberland F238 Frigate Type 23 Duke class entered refit at Babcock, HMD Devonport for Life Extension.
2017-jan UK HMS Kent F78 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Aug 2018, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021.
2017-mar UK HMS Lancaster F229 Frigate Type 23 Duke class left HMNB Portsmouth under tow for HMD Devonport and a refit by Babcock, replacing Sea Wolf by Sea Ceptor and fitting the Artisan 3D radar, until Aug 2019.
2017-aug UK HMS Richmond F239 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Feb 2020, in preparation for her role in the Carrier Strike deployment, due May 2021.
2018-feb UK HMS Portland F79 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c Dec 2020. Also fitted with new UE S2150 bow sonar to replace the Type 2050 set.
2018-nov UK HMS Somerset F82 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until Feb 2022, although several post-LIFEX issues have dogged her return to the fleet.
2019-aug UK HMS St Albans F83 Frigate Type 23 Duke class Life extension refit at HMD Devonport until c 2022.
2023-mar-25 UK HMS Defender D36 Guided-Missile Destroyer Type 45 Daring class entering major refit for c 4 years, to fit SeaCeptor and have the Propulsion upgrade.
2024-mar-15 UK HMS Sutherland F81 Frigate Type 23 Duke class released from dry-dock at Babcock in Devonport, following Sea Ceptor and engine upgrades during the long refit.








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