What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s new shipbuilding strategy aims to regain maritime prominence with the construction of five Type 31 frigates. These Inspiration-class vessels are designed as ...

The first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, Venturer, is rolled out at Babcock's facilities in Rosyth on 27 May 2025. (Babcock) The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Type 31 ...

The Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) will be integrated onto Type 26 and Type 31 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.

Babcock’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BAE Systems Bofors on a naval gun support package for the Royal Navy’s future Type 31 frigates has shone the spotlight onto the unique ...

Providing the latest snapshot of UK surface combatant availability, a senior UK defence official has revealed that just six Type 23 frigates are “at readiness” and available for operations, one of ...

Venturer , the first Type 31 frigate on order for the UK Royal Navy, completes its first entry into the water on 15 June. (Babcock) The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) first Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, ...

Boris Johnson will today announce which company is the preferred bidder for the contract to build the Royal Navy's new fleet of Type 31 frigates, after pledging to "bring shipbuilding home". The ...

Prince William, the Earl of Strathearn speaks workers as he pays a visit to the BAE Systems shipyard to observe construction of HMS Glasgow, the Royal Navy's first City-class Type 26 frigate on June ...