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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

BAE Naval Shipyards at Risk as U.K. Urged to Speed Frigate Order

Type 26 frigateBritain should bring forward orders for a new generation of navy frigates to help BAE Systems Plc bridge a production hiatus that’s threatening its warship-making capabilities and 6,000 engineering jobs, the Unite union said.

Europe’s No. 1 weapons-maker said this month it had begun a study into future options for yards in Scotland and Portsmouth, England, once production slows with the completion of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers in 2018.

The first Type 26 frigate isn’t due to be delivered until the early 2020s, leaving the sites dependent on support work and minor programs for foreign fleets.

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