UK Outlines Steps to Speed up Type 31 Frigate Build

UK outlines steps to speed up Type 31 frigate build

The Ministry of Defence has outlined measures it says are helping to accelerate delivery of the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates, including major investment in Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard and the creation of a new integration facility to reduce risk on the programme. Responding to a written parliamentary question from Liberal Democrat MP James MacCleary, Defence Minister Luke Pollard said progress was being made on the Type 31 programme through “subs…

Will the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Enter Service on Time?”

The Type 31 frigate programme has now moved into serial production, with multiple hulls now progressing in parallel. Following a visit to Rosyth to speak with the workforce, here we provide an overview of the current state of this major shipbuilding project. The downturn following completion of the aircraft carriers forced a rethinking of Rosyth’s […] The post Building the Royal Navy’s general purpose frigates: Type 31 programme update
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