Work has begun on the first Type 26 frigate for the Royal Navy. Today at BAE Systems' Glasgow shipyard, the British Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallow pressed the button that started the cutting of the first steel for the City-class warship now named HMS Glasgow. The first of eight Type 26s, it's expected to enter service sometime in the mid-2020s as an advanced anti-submarine warfare ship to defend the Navy's ballistic missile submarines and aircraft carriers.
.. Continue Reading First steel cut for latest Royal Navy warshipCategory: Military
Tags: Related Articles:
- Construction of Royal Navy's new River class OPVs gets underway
- BAE Systems using VR tech to design Royal Navy warships
- HMS Ocean receives all-in-one computer system
- HMS Artful completes maiden dive
- Largest ship ever built for the Royal Australian Navy begins final sea trials
- British fleet's new radar system can detect a supersonic tennis ball 25 km away
from New Atlas http://ift.tt/2tv32DW
No comments:
Post a Comment