Will the Type 45 even have missiles by then ? And a very good point that if it uses them it achieves pretty much the same as a suicidal airliner, or may even increase the effect of a smaller aircraft, so exactly what is the point ?
The cynical side of me can't help thinking the Thames has become the place of choice for cocktail parties for ' big do's '...if it was anchored somewhere further out it might be useful, but that would be inconvenient.