Type 31 frigate

Babcock Cuts Steel of Third British Inspiration Frigate

Babcock has begun construction of the UK Royal Navy’s third future Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate at its Rosyth shipyard in Scotland.

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Exail to Supply Inertial Navigation to Royal Navy Frigates

Marine navigation provider Anschutz has contracted Paris-based Exail to supply its Marins Inertial Navigation System for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate.

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Royal Navy Vessels to Get Decoy Launchers to Counter Hypersonics

The UK is investing $170 million in trainable decoy launchers to better protect Royal Navy surface vessels against emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles.

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Next-Gen Royal Navy Frigates to Operate With as Few as 50 Sailors

Next-generation Royal Navy frigates could operate with fewer than one-third of present vessels’ crew, helping ease recruitment woes.

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