Type 25 frigate. [Royal Navy image]
The U.Okay. Ministry of Defence has awarded BAE Systems a GBP 4.2 billion (just below $5 billion) contract to construct the following 5 City Class Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy in Glasgow.
The contract sustains greater than 4,000 jobs throughout BAE Systems and all through the broader U.Okay. maritime provide chain.
It additionally secures shipbuilding at BAE Systems’ amenities in Scotland into the 2030s. Up to GBP 1.8 billion of the brand new order will probably be spent within the provide chain, together with GBP 1.2 billion with U.Okay .suppliers.
The City Class Type 26 is the U.Okay. variant of the BAE Global Combat Ship and is designed for anti-submarine warfare and high-intensity air protection, however can adapt its position shortly to move excessive volumes of humanitarian support and to accommodate medical amenities.
Three Type 26 ships are already in construct in Glasgow, with the primary of sophistication, HMS Glasgow, on monitor to enter the water later this 12 months and be delivered to the Royal Navy within the mid-2020s. The development of HMS Cardiff and HMS Belfast can be underway.
GLOBAL COMBAT SHIP
BAE Systems Australia is main the construct of 9 Hunter class variants of the Global Combat Ship for the Royal Australian Navy.
Canada has chosen the Type 26 frigate design for the 15-ship Canadian Surface Combatant program for the Royal Canadian Navy. Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is the nominated shipbuilder.
