Learn how the Type 23 class has adapted through upgrades and refits, the pressures of an aging fleet, and the transition to ...
British shipbuilder Babcock acknowledged that it had assembled two Type 31 frigates “out of sequence,” necessitating extensive rework and delays.
Digitised shipyards and other measures are being implemented to hasten the build of new Royal Navy warships. Work to construct new Type 31 frigates is ongoing at the Babcock shipyard in Rosyth, ...
HMS Active was floated off at Rosyth in March 2026. Babcock is taking a GBP140 million charge against the Type 31 programme owing to design changes and re-work ...