We have been awarded £4.2bn by the Ministry of Defence to manufacture the next five City Class Type 26 frigates for the @RoyalNavy, securing 4,000 UK jobs and work at our Glasgow facilities into the 2030s. @DefenceHQ baes.co/tRrI50LElFV
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- Today we have delivered the fifth Astute class submarine to the @RoyalNavy Heading out on sea trials prior to joining the fleet, HMS Anson is the most advanced and capable attack submarine ever built in the UK. baes.co/FK0b50MWqxy
- HMS Glasgow is in the water! Seeing the First of Class Type 26 in the water for the very first time is an amazing sight and a brilliant moment for everyone across the Type 26 programme who’s worked so hard to reach this milestone. @RoyalNavy @DefenceHQ baes.co/ImyY50LUjMo
- A great moment for teams delivering the Dreadnought programme at our Submarines business in Cumbria. The first pressure hull unit for Boat 1 has been transported to the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow for outfitting before being integrated into the finished submarine.
- Getting HMS Glasgow, the first Type 26, ready to enter the water. A big moment and exciting times for the thousands of people across @BAESystemsplc, our customer @DefenceHQ and suppliers who've worked hard to ready her for this important milestone. baes.co/jm8950LNC03
- In a busy period for #HMSGLASGOW, our teams have brought the aft and forward blocks together. For the first time the full size, scale and the elegant lines of HMS GLASGOW are out in the open. #Glasgow #Type26 @RoyalNavy
- HMS Audacious, the fourth of seven Astute-class attack submarines departed our Barrow yard today to embark on her inaugural journey to HMNB Clyde. We are proud of our role delivering this important capability to the @RoyalNavy #ProudToSupport #InThisTogether
- The final piece of what will form HMS Agincourt, one of seven 7,400 tonne, 97 metre-long attack submarines being designed and built for the Royal Navy is carefully guided through the streets of Barrow. #Astute #Cumbria #technology
- The forward end of HMS Cardiff, the second Type 26 City Class frigate, has emerged from our build hall in Govan for the first time 🚢 The programme will deliver the most advanced anti-submarine warfare capability available to the @RoyalNavy. Read more 👉 baes.co/V7YY50OTG3B
- #HMSGLASGOW, the first City Class Type 26 frigate for the @RoyalNavy is currently being constructed in #Glasgow. The ship is built in two sections which are both taking shape at our facilities on the #Clyde. Here’s your first look at the forward section of HMS GLASGOW. #26on26
- And there we have it! @HMSQNLZ joins @HMSPWLS in #Portsmouth for the first time. It has been two years since she debuted here in @HMNBPortsmouth but our excitement and pride remains the same every time you return #proudtosupport
- Just landed! The composite mast for HMS Glasgow, First in Class, Type 26 currently being constructed in our UK Shipyards for @RoyalNavy has just arrived in our yards from our Norwegian specialist supplier @UmoeMandal. #HMSGLASGOW, #Type26, #GlobalCombatShip, #Glasgow
- The latest submarine in the most advanced class ever built for the @RoyalNavy prepares for launch #AudaciousLaunch #Barrow
- Welcome to @HMNBPortsmouth @HMSPWLS! We are proud to be working with our industry partners and the @RoyalNavy to support you and your crew #proudtosupport #portsmouthisready #CarrierTakeTwo
