Royal Navy: Delays hit Type 26 shipbuilding programme costing millions - when Type 23 replacements expected
Ms Eagle said the project is forecasted to be delayed by 12 months - from October 2027 to October 2028 - as initially ...
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Steel cut for fifth UK Navy Type 26 frigate
BAE Systems has begun construction of the fifth of eight Type 26 anti-submarine warfare frigates for the Royal Navy in a steel cutting ceremony at its Govan shipyard in Glasgow. This marks a ...
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Steel has been cut for the Royal Navy’s second Type 26 frigate, HMS Cardiff.
The ceremony held at BAE System’s shipyard in Govan this week ... All eight T26s will replace the dedicated submarine-hunting Type 23 frigates, while the general duty 23s will be retired ...
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New Navy frigate makes first journey on giant barge
BAE Systems abandoned traditional "dynamic ... HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham, at the Govan site. The eight Type 26 frigates are expected to enter service between 2028 and the mid-2030s.
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Work started on Royal Navy's next Type 26 frigate “Birmingham”
“Seeing the next Type 26 start the construction journey is a tangible representation of the success of the program, thanks to the hard work put in by the DE&S and BAE Systems teams. ”These ...
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HMS Glasgow warship moved on barge down River Clyde
Rather than being launched from a traditional slipway, the Type 26 frigate was moved on a specialist barge from Govan ... back to BAE System's yard in Scotstoun to be fitted out. BAE Systems ...