Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape in the huge assembly hall specially built for them. Known ...

Work has begun on a huge hall for the Royal Navy’s next-generation Type 31 frigates – to build two ships side-by-side. Standing at 147 meters long, the hall at Rosyth includes 30-metre high ...

The two firms are the latest to add expertise gained on the UK’s Type 26 programme to Australia’s future frigates. The Royal Australian Navy’s Hunter-class frigates have secured two significant new ...

Show more On current plans, Portsmouth will base port the new Type 31 frigates while Devonport, with its faster access to deep water of the North Atlantic, will base port the new Type 26 frigates ...