questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current estimated IOC date is for the first Type 83 destroyer.
answerText: The Type 83 Destroyer will be the core of the Future Air Dominance System (FADS) programme, which has commenced its concept phase. FADS will replace the UK's present Maritime Air Defence Capability vested in the Type 45 Destroyer Programme.
heading: Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement