A “significant milestone” has been reached in a critical shipbuilding project to bolster the Royal Navy fleet with modern ...

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 ...

On December 9, 2025, Babcock International Group announced the keel-laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future ...

Type 31 frigates will handle general duties, including maritime security, disaster relief, and counter-smuggling.

Major delays and costing problems could hit an important Royal Navy shipbuilding programme.

Former military chiefs last night accused Labour of putting 'benefits before bullets' as a £2.6billion black hole in defence funding emerged. Following an explosion in welfare funding, commanders ...

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders ...

Senior naval officer, Commander Thomas Hetherington, said: “HMS Formidable’s keel laying ceremony marks a significant milestone in the Type-31 project’s relentless progress in delivering the Royal ...

Another significant moment on the Type 31 (T31) programme was delivered by Babcock yesterday at its Rosyth facility in Scotland, with the keel laid for HMS Formidable Above: Seventeen-year-old ...

Defence firm Babcock, who owns the facility, announced a new contact with HII, the United States’ largest military ...