An artist's impression of BAE's Cutlass design, which is based on the Al-Shamikh corvette the firm built for the Royal Navy of Oman. (Courtesy of BAE Systems) LONDON ― Britain is preparing to launch a ...

The first Type 31 Frigate, HMS Venturer, is expected to be in service by 2027 A major landmark has been reached in the construction of two of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigates as one was rolled ...

The UK has selected the design for the Royal Navy's next class of frigates. Today, at London International Shipping Week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the Arrowhead 140 design from the ...

The warship being purchased by Britain is known as the Arrowhead 140. (Babcock International) Correction: This story was updated June 29 with the name of the Babcock International chief executive.

Steel for the U.K. Royal Navy’s first new Type 31 frigate was cut on Sept. 24, raising hopes that the service may secure a larger fleet of frontline warships in the long term. With the fall in the ...

A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates. During a ceremony inside a ...

The following post has been updated to correct the cost of the Type-31 program. The U.K. plans to pay $1.6 billion for all five hulls, not $1.6 billion for each hull. LONDON — The victory of the ...

After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall doors were opened and HMS Venturer began to emerge. The ship is the first of five Type 31 ...

The capability insertion phase will upgrade the navy's Type 31 frigates with modern systems in addition to those specified during its design phase. Babcock has been awarded a £65 million (US$78 ...

HMS Venturer seen under construction in Rosyth in July 2023. (Crown Copyright) Babcock will delay the launch of the UK Royal Navy's first Type 31 Inspiration-class ...

The UK Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates are being equipped with the TACTICOS Baseline 2 combat management system. (NAVYPIX/Richard Scott) The first Type 31 integrated combat system is on course to ...

Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer emerging from Babcock’s facility at Rosyth in Fife on Tuesday May 27, 2025 - Babcock/PA Today marks another important milestone in the regeneration of the Royal Navy. Last ...