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Work has begun on a huge hall for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 31 frigates – to build two ships side-by-side. Standing at 147 metres long, the hall at Rosyth includes 30-metre high ‘megadoors’ and will be able to accommodate two of the 138.7-metre vessels being assembled at the same time side by side. Babcock awarded a £31.5m contract to…
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November 26, 2020 – More than 200 UK jobs will be supported by a newly-signed contract to build technologically advanced autonomous systems able to defeat modern sea mine threats while reducing risks to life during Royal Navy mine hunting operations. Following a successful demonstration phase and trials, the UK has invested £184 million in the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM)…
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November 26, 2020 – Following the first phase of the program in which two demonstrators have successfully proven their operational performances at sea, France and the United Kingdom marked the tenth anniversary of the Lancaster House treaties by signing a joint contract for Thales to start the production phase of MMCM to deliver eight unmanned mine hunting systems (four for…
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October 26, 2020 – A marine engineering and propulsion specialist company has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to support and maintain small diesel engines onboard amphibious assault ships, mine hunters and other Royal Navy vessels. The £5.5m five-year contract, awarded by the Ministry of Defence, will see UK-based Royston responsible for providing diesel engine spares and technical support alongside…
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October 2, 2020 – A £5.5-million contract to provide support for small diesel engines onboard critical Royal Navy vessels, including amphibious assault ships and mine hunters, has been placed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Under the terms of the contract, Royston Diesel Power in Newcastle will be responsible for providing diesel engine spares and technical support as well as…
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September 21, 2020 – HMS Trent has now completed her second patrol on NATO security operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Continuing to support Operation Sea Guardian, the patrol ship has vigilantly aided efforts to detect and disrupt suspicious and illegal activity. While on patrol, Trent met up with allied US Navy warship the USS Winston S Churchill. Named after the…
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July 24, 2020 – The MOD have signed a £9-million contract with British company Marine Specialised Technology for two new boats to replace the Gibraltar Squadron Fast Patrol Craft The six-year contract will support 30 jobs and create a further 25, with construction of the two boats beginning in July 2020 which will take approximately 18 months, with Boat 1…
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July 1, 2020 – HMS Severn has returned to operational status after her crew completed the three-week Operational Sea Training assessment. While colleagues across the Armed Forces have been helping the nation’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak, sailors in HMS Severn have successfully brought the offshore patrol vessel to readiness after she left the active fleet in October 2017. She…
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The information requested is provided in the following tables. Type 23 Frigates: FRIGATE 2015 2016 2017 2018 ARGYLL 25 0 111 141 IRON DUKE 85 132 94 0 KENT 124 67 0 57 LANCASTER 157 0 0 0 MONMOUTH 68 113 209 131 MONTROSE 0 0 41 145 NORTHUMBERLAND 48 0 0 117 PORTLAND 107 176 41 0 RICHMOND 180…
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March 9, 2020 – In the future, unmanned surface vessels will go beyond the ability of traditional ships to attack and defend in uncertain environments, giving us a technology advantage over our enemies. One of these next generation systems currently being developed is MAST-13, an unmanned high-speed boat that will be capable of completely autonomous navigation. The new system is…
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