Large £200m ‘frigate manufacturing facility’ to be constructed as UK boosts naval navy
A brand new “frigate factory” in Glasgow will allow shipbuildings to assemble two ships concurrently as engineers attempt to satisfy new calls for for the British navy.
The meeting corridor is being constructed at BAE Systems’ Govan yard on the River Clyde at a reported value of £200million from the defence contractor.
The proposed ship constructing meeting corridor shall be 81 metres broad, 170 metres lengthy and 49 metres excessive, enclosing 675,000 cubic metres of usable house.
Glasgow City Council granted planning permission for the development in February, experiences UK Defence Journal.
The new facility comes after the UK Government acknowledged a dedication to an additional £5billion defence spending over the subsequent two years.
The firm stated it “must” improve its present shipbuilding capability in an effort to meet the UK’s future necessities.
Ships longer than 75 metres will be capable to be constructed within the new manufacturing facility beneath cowl.
Building ships indoors protects them towards the weather, and is a part of an effort to modernise the yard to make it extra engaging to future orders.
It is known that Type 26 ships shall be constructed within the facility – the first function of which is anti-submarine warfare.
The further Government funding of defence was along with £560mn of latest funding made in autumn 2022.
It shall be targeted on replenishing stockpiles and enhancing the UK’s munitions infrastructure, in addition to “the continued modernisation of the nuclear enterprise”.
This elevated funding was anticipated to lift UK spending on defence to 2.2 p.c of GDP in 2023 (2.29 p.c together with assist to Ukraine).
Announcing the preliminary plans for the constructing, a spokesperson for BAE Systems stated: “The opportunity to provide a new modern ship building hall of this nature would allow BAE Systems to adopt improved shipbuilding techniques together with improved construction access and state of the art, dedicated, on-site office and amenities accommodation.
“It would additionally considerably enhance ship constructing functionality in Govan, which in flip will safeguard employment for the ship constructing and affiliated trades within the Glasgow metropolis area and safe continued funding in coaching and schooling, in revolutionary applied sciences and in BAE Systems’ provide chain.”
A kremlin-backed outlet recently claimed that Russia had efficiently check elements of its next-generation “Poseidon” torpedo able to carrying nuclear warheads and loaded on submarines.
Retired Russian navy commander Yevgeny Buzhinsky had beforehand instructed the weapon can be used to assault the UK.