Australian Hunter Frigates to Receive Lift, Hoist Systems From Babcock
Babcock has signed a contract to supply lift and hoist systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigate construction program.
BAE Systems Begins Assembly of Fifth British Type 26 Frigate
BAE Systems has cut the first steel of the UK Royal Navy’s fifth Type 26 City-class frigate in Scotland, formalizing the start of the vessel’s construction.
BAE Installing Mk 45 Gun on Royal Navy’s HMS Glasgow
BAE Systems has begun installing the Mk 45 naval gun system on HMS Glasgow, the first Type 26 of eight frigates the Royal Navy commissioned.
BAE Systems Completes Second British City Frigate Float-Out
BAE Systems has launched the UK Royal Navy’s second Type 26 City-class anti-submarine frigate in Glasgow, Scotland.
Rolls-Royce to Deliver Mission Bay Handling Systems for UK’s Type 26 Frigates
Rolls-Royce’s Mission Bay Handling System has been selected for Batch 2 of the Royal Navy’s Global Combat Ship variant, the Type 26 City-class frigate.
Royal Navy Vessels to Get Decoy Launchers to Counter Hypersonics
The UK is investing $170 million in trainable decoy launchers to better protect Royal Navy surface vessels against emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.
