Who Has Europe’s Best Destroyer? Type 45 vs Horizon vs F-100

Europe has plenty of navies, but very few truly modern air-defence destroyers. In this video I compare three top platforms of the current generation: Britain’s Type 45, the Franco-Italian Horizon/Orizzonte, and Spain’s Álvaro de Bazán (F-100). Sensors, missiles, propulsion, ASW, costs, and doctrine—who would you pick as your fleet’s air-defence anchor? Chapters: 00:00 — Highlights 00:38 — Intro 02:05 — Displacement & Propulsion 04:35 — Detection Capabilities 06:23 — Air Defense 10:02 — Anti-Submarine Warfare 11:09 — Economics 13:06 — Geopolitics 14:45 — Conclusions DISCLAIMER: This channel reflects personal opinions only. It does not represent my school or any public/private institution. Content is educational/for general information, produced outside working hours and without using school premises, logos, or resources. No commercial relationships with students or families from my school. ⚡WATCH MY OTHER VIDEOS!⚡ Who has the best Frigate in Europe?:    • Who Rules the Med? FDI/Kimon vs PPA vs İ-C...   Italian VS Turkish Navy:    • Italy vs Turkey: Battle for Dominance in t...   Italian VS French Navy:    • Italy vs France: Two Navies, Two Strategies   Italian Navy VS Royal Navy:    • Royal Navy vs Italian Navy: Budget vs Results   Guns VS Missiles:    • The Day Italy’s Warship Chose Guns Over Mi...   Italy's Plan for Africa:    • Turning Geography into Power: Italy’s Plan...   Is the Italian Navy ready for the New World?    • The Italian Navy Is Ready for the New Worl...   The Italian Navy owns the Best frigate in the World:    • The Italian Navy Just Received the Best Fr...   Thanks to the following channels for their footage:    • HMS Dragon (D35) Departing Portsmouth - 10...      • Spanish frigate F-101 ALVARO DE BAZAN depa...      • Spanish Navy Alvaro de Bazan Class Frigate...   SOURCES: 1) Royal Navy — “HMS Diamond shoots down a Houthi missile” (25 Apr 2024) https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/202... 2) Royal Navy — “Work starts on decade-long £405m revamp for Sea Viper” (22 Jan 2024) https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/202... 3) UK Parliament — Type 45: Repairs and Maintenance (PIP diesel generators; 30 Jun 2020) https://www.parliament.uk/business/pu... 4) UK Parliament — Type 45 unit production cost (Answered 2 Dec 2016) https://questions-statements.parliame... 5) UK Ministry of Defence — letter on Type 45 power/propulsion issues (PDF, 3 Mar 2016) https://www.parliament.uk/documents/c... 6) Thales — “Maintenance and support of the S1850M radar (France/Italy/UK)” (press release, 18 Jan 2023) https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/news-c... 7) MBDA — SEA VIPER (product page) https://www.mbda-systems.com/products... 8) OCCAR — FSAF-PAAMS programme page https://www.occar.int/our-work/progra... 9) Eurosam — “Naval Systems / PAAMS” (overview) https://eurosam.com/naval-systems/ 10) Navantia — F-100 (Álvaro de Bazán class) product page https://www.navantia.es/en/product/f100/ 11) U.S. Navy (Navy.mil) — “AEGIS Weapon System” (20 Sept 2021) https://www.navy.mil/DesktopModules/A... 12) NAVSEA — “Mark 99 Fire Control System…” (1 Dec 2025) https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/New... 13) Jane’s — OSINT: HMS Diamond shootdown (26 Apr 2024) https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/... 14) Reuters — report sul shootdown (25 Apr 2024) https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-... 15) USNI Proceedings — Type 45 “teething problems” electric drive (Mar 2017) https://www.usni.org/magazines/procee... 16) RadarTutorial — AN/SPG-62 illuminator (spiegazione tecnica) https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.karte... 17) EDR Magazine — Horizon MLU / PAAMS & LRR (30 Jun 2023) https://www.edrmagazine.eu/horizon-ml... Stay tuned and SUBSCRIBE to the CHANNEL!    / @theitalianreach-2004   Buy this amazing book about the Italian Navy! https://amzn.to/41X8HBc Italian Navy Pin: https://amzn.to/4pC42if