1st Test Firing Success for Royal Navy's PAAMS
The successful firing marks a key step in the demonstration of the maturity of the PAAMS(S) system in the lead up to the missile system entering service onboard the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers.
The trial comprised the firing of a single Aster 30 missile launched against a Mirach target simulating an aircraft, flying at 10km altitude. All aspects of the system behaved as expected with the Aster missile achieving a direct hit on the target at 35km range.
Moving away from the Type 45,
Navy News reports on the Seawolf upgrade.
However, you need a lot of SAM armed ships to provide the same level of protection as fighters, as mentioned
here back in 2003 by the First Sea Lord, and on the
Sea Jet thread.