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Britain Strikes Deal To Boost Ship Building
Thursday 14th September 2017
The use of [valve and fitting solutions=valve and fitting solutions] in Britain's military shipbuilding will be spread across the country, according to new plans revealed by the government. According got The Telegraph, a radical shake up in how warships are built for the Royal Navy could boost the UK's ship building economy significantly.
Proposals for 'budget battleships', created last year, have been endorsed by defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon and the Ministry of Defence, which would see Britain buy five new 'general purpose' ships to enhance the Royal Navy's fleet.
Industrialist John Parker, who floated the idea, said that the boats should be built at dockyards around the UK, using a modular system which has been used to create Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. This would see blocks of the frigates being made around the UK before being towed to one site for final construction.
These ships have been given a cost cap of £250 million each.
These Tye 31 boats are thought less capable than the Type 26, which the government has also costed into their budget, promising to only buy eight more of these more expensive ships. As a cost comparison, the Ministry of Defence has just signed a contract for the first three of these Type 26 ships for £3.7 billion.
As well as bolstering the UK's navy, the 'budget' warship is also planned to appeal to foreign navies around the world, giving great export options for Britain's shipyards, boosting jobs, skills and growth in the industry around the UK.
