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"Major step" forward for new Portsmouth-bound Type 31 ship HMS Formidable as shipbuilding progress continues

Specialist shipbuilders have completed a “major step” in producing a new modern frigate for the Royal Navy. Engineers at Babcock international have advanced the assembly of HMS Formidable, the third ...
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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 ...