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19 Apr 2018

Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP, Secretary of State for Defence, visited BAE Systems’ Clyde shipyards today to gain an insight into the Company’s next generation digital ship design approach for the Type 26 frigates, before viewing the first fully constructed units of the first of class, GLASGOW.

19 Apr 2018

12 Apr 2018

BAE Systems has announced a £10 million investment programme to upgrade its Maritime Integration & Support Centre (MISC) in Portsmouth - a specialist facility providing vital support for Royal Navy warships whilst researching future combat systems and technologies.

12 Apr 2018

21 Mar 2018

The UK Ministry of Defence has appointed an alliance team led by BAE Systems to deliver its Type 45 Power Improvement Project (PIP).

21 Mar 2018

13 Mar 2018

TRENT, the third of five new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, was officially named today during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ site at Govan, Glasgow, as final preparations were made before she enters the water for the first time in the coming days.

13 Mar 2018

9 Mar 2018

Visitors to DIMDEX, the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference, which is being held from 12-14 March in Doha, Qatar, will be able to see BAE Systems’ proposed design for the Type 31e frigate competition in the UK.

9 Mar 2018

15 Jan 2018

The fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, which is being built by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy, has achieved a significant milestone by completing her first ever dive.

15 Jan 2018

2 Nov 2017

BAE Systems has awarded a further 15 manufacturing contracts to suppliers of the Type 26 programme, which entered the manufacturing phase in July. This increases the number of UK maritime jobs supported by the programme to over 4,500.

2 Nov 2017

20 Oct 2017

HMS MEDWAY, the second of five new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels, was officially named today during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ site at Scotstoun, Glasgow.

20 Oct 2017

18 Oct 2017

In response to the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) evolving requirements as outlined in the National Shipbuilding Strategy, BAE Systems will bring together its warship design and engineering capability and combat systems expertise with Cammell Laird, the commercial shipbuilder, in a Teaming Agreement to bid for the manufacture of the Type 31e, an adaptable general purpose frigate.

18 Oct 2017

5 Oct 2017

Engineers from the Solent region are now responsible for supporting the Royal Navy’s two huge new aircraft carriers as well as the rest of the Portsmouth-based fleet.

5 Oct 2017

13 Sep 2017

When the 65,000 tonne HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier sailed into her home port of Portsmouth she had on board two of the tiniest craft in the Royal Navy’s fleet: BAE Systems’ Pacific 24 Mark IV Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs).

13 Sep 2017

21 Aug 2017

Specialist engineers from BAE Systems are working with the National Museum of the Royal Navy on a unique project to help preserve HMS Victory, the world’s oldest commissioned warship, for future generations.

21 Aug 2017

4 Aug 2017

BAE Systems is beginning work to install a specialist Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at Portsmouth Naval Base which will recycle energy, reduce carbon footprint and save the Ministry of Defence up to £4million per year in energy costs.

4 Aug 2017

20 Jul 2017

BAE Systems welcomed Sir Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence, to its Glasgow shipyard to press the button to start production of the first of the new Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the UK Royal Navy. During his speech, the Defence Secretary unveiled the name of the first ship as Glasgow.

20 Jul 2017