Defence spending with UK industry by the Ministry of Defence in Scotland is currently £2.09Bn, official statistics have revealed. The statistics highlight the UK Government’s commitment to continually improving the defence sector, while supporting the economy and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country. An average of £380 is being ...
DE&S has signed a multi-million contract with Thales to provide an on-shore test and integration facility for the Type 31. The £70M contract will provide equipment and technical services into the Type 31 Mission System Shore Integration Facility at Portsdown Technology Park, the Royal Navy’s test and integration facility in Portsmouth, ...
Babcock has reached another major milestone on the Type 31 programme, to deliver five Inspiration Class frigates for the Royal Navy, as it cut steel marking the official start of HMS Active’s build programme at Rosyth. Coming just 16 months since steel was cut on the first ship, HMS Venturer, Babcock ...
Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility. After cutting the first steel on the programme in September 2021, the traditional keel laying event formally recognised the start of the build, including placing a specially commissioned coin under the ...