Indopacifc 2023 defence expo is on.
BAE really sharpened their pencil with their modified type-26 -> hunter -> airwarfare destroyer
Proposal is to remove all the ASW hardware and the multi mission bay, install a 64 cell MK-41 VLS and 16 NSM launches (4 * 4) in where the multi mission bay was. You can go up to 128 cell MK-41 if you are willing to lose the gun. The 64 cell VLS should be upgradable to the Mk-57 VLS, that proposed to go on zumwalts when the design is done
Their proposal is 6 hunter for multirole and 3 of these as AWD to join the hobarts