BAE Systems, Babcock and Atlas Elektronik UK will compete to design and manufacture five Type 31e frigates for £1.25bn. Each group will be awarded £5m to further develop their designs.
The Ministry of Defence plans to boost a depleted Royal Navy fleet with five Type 31e frigates, costing £250m each. BAE recently revealed plans to cut almost 2,000 mainly air sector jobs.
Royal Navy's Type 31 Frigates: A New Era of Naval Power Begins It has been quite some time since the Royal Navy ruled the ...
The Type 31 is a smaller, cheaper frigate than the Type 26 warships currently ... The ship is sometimes referred to as the Type 31e - the “e” standing for exportability. The hope is that ...
It came as Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced that five Type 31e frigates could be built and assembled across several UK shipyards. Unions at the Govan and Scotstoun yards said the ...