Three shipbuilders have been shortlisted to build five new Type 31e frigates on behalf of the Royal Navy, Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced. The teams – led by BAE Systems, Babcock and Atlas Elektronik – have each been awarded £5 million to take their proposals to the next stage, with ...
Babcock has marked a key milestone in the build programme for the delivery of a fourth Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Irish Naval Service as it successfully floated the 90 metre vessel currently under construction at its Appledore facility, North Devon. The ship when completed will be formally named and commissioned ...
Babcock has announced that it is to head up a team of leading industry partners in a bid for the Ministry of Defence’s new £1.25 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate programme. Babcock and Thales will lead partners BMT, Harland & Wolff and Ferguson Marine to form ‘Team 31’. Babcock will ...
Babcock and BMT have signed a cooperation agreement, which outlines the principles of a strategic relationship that will see the companies collaborate to support the Design, Build, Construction and Support of future classes of Surface Ships for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and other international projects. The initial focus will ...