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All Type 31 frigates will undergo mid-life upgrade to boost lethality

The award by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to Babcock of a contract to perform a Capability Insertion Period (CIP) across all five future Type 31 frigates could indicate that the integration of the ...
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Engine room manufacture underway on third UK Type 31 frigate

The keel of the third Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, the future HMS Formidable, has been lifted and turned to mark the start of construction for the ship’s engine room, a key ...
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Australia Unveils $27B Tender for Future Frigate Construction

Australia’s defense ministry has issued requests for tender on a $26.7 billion frigate shipbuilding program to down-selected offerors BAE Sytems, Fincantieri and Navantia. The ministry said Friday it ...
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First UK Royal Navy Type 31 frigate rolls out

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 ...
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Mitsubishi Heavy to build new Australian naval fleet

Aug. 5 (UPI) --The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group announced Tuesday that the Australian government has chosen it to build a new fleet of warships for the nation's navy. The Japanese shipbuilder ...