Type 31 frigate

Babcock Completes Float-Off of Second British Inspiration Frigate

Babcock International Group has conducted the float-off of the UK Royal Navy’s second Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate.

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Babcock Begins Construction of Fourth Type 31 Frigate as Second Nears Launch

Babcock has achieved two key milestones in the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate program at its Rosyth, Scotland, shipyard. 

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UK Type 31 Frigate Mission, Combat Systems Factory Testing Wraps Up

Thales has completed factory testing of the TACTICOS mission system and combat management system for the Royal Navy's new Type 31 frigates. 

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Babcock Rolls Out First British Type 31 Frigate in Scotland

Babcock has debuted the UK Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate at its facility in Rosyth, Scotland.

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UK Transfers Retired Duke Frigate to Turkey

Turkey has procured the sixth Duke-class frigate from the UK Royal Navy following its deactivation from service.

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Babcock Secures $84M Contract for UK Type 31 Frigate Capability Upgrades

Babcock has secured a $84-million contract to carry out the Capability Insertion Period (CIP) for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates.

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Babcock Cuts Steel of Third British Inspiration Frigate

Babcock has begun construction of the UK Royal Navy’s third future Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate at its Rosyth shipyard in Scotland.

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Exail to Supply Inertial Navigation to Royal Navy Frigates

Marine navigation provider Anschutz has contracted Paris-based Exail to supply its Marins Inertial Navigation System for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate.

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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.

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Next-Gen Royal Navy Frigates to Operate With as Few as 50 Sailors

Next-generation Royal Navy frigates could operate with fewer than one-third of present vessels’ crew, helping ease recruitment woes.

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