Babcock is investing in its shipbuilding facility in Rosyth with a £31.5 million contract for Robertson Construction to build a Module Hall.
This 147m-long, 30m-high facility will be large enough to allow simultaneous assembly of two vessels in the £1.99 billion ($2.65 million) Type 31 programme, Babcock and the UK MoD announced in separate statements on 11 December.
Ground-breaking for the new hall commenced in April 2020 and steel structures are now in place in preparation for ship assembly to begin in 2021.
Babcock stated that it is currently spending £55 million on improving its Rosyth site following investment of £100 million over the past decade to install ‘state of the art engineering infrastructure and digital innovation’ via handheld devices and other technologies.
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The delivery acceptance of the future USS Pierre marks the conclusion of the construction phase for the Independence-variant.
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The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
After commissioning, FRC Frederick Mann will operate in Alaska and perform multiple missions.
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