Language on timeline for new Type 31 Frigates shifts

Language on timeline for new Type 31 Frigates shifts

The Ministry of Defence has adopted broader language when describing the expected in-service date of HMS Venturer, the first of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates, moving away from earlier references to a specific year. In a recent Parliamentary written answer, the MOD stated that HMS Venturer is scheduled to be “in service and ready for operations by the end of this decade”, with all five Type 31 frigates expected to be in serv…