“UK in advanced talked to build warships for Denmark and Sweden”

https://www.ft.com/content/c84e2df3-2cc0-453c-9f11-b1db1ba99b28

by Mountain_Hospital40

14 comments

  1. I only posted this on here so I could use the bot link to get around the pay wall to read about it. But, the link hasn’t worked for me. Bit annoying.

  2. If this is correct BaE will need another yard, the order book at Scotstoun is pretty well full building for the RN and the Norwegians. Lots of work going into British yards and extended supply chain all good news.

  3. LOL. Does the UK not build its own ships in Spain or South Korea?

  4. Danes want the T31 which is based on the AH140 which is based on their own *Iver Huitfeldt*-class. We’ve come full circle

  5. You wait all these years for a warship order and then three come along all at once.

  6. From article:

    Potential 4 orders for the Type 31 Frigate for Sweden and 3 from Denmark

    “Babcock also under discussion to build Lulea class corvettes at Rosyth for Sweden under joint venture with Saab”

    This seems like an extremely exciting revival for British shipbuilding

    I find it crazy that the country with the world’s largest navy, the USA, is unwilling to and unable to build warships for export yet we can. Point of pride that is.

  7. I wonder if part of it is to do with aligning the type of equipment used by members of the JEF

  9. I think the overall design choices for these ships (T26 and T31) has been really smart. They’ve been designed to be flexible to allow different Navies to kit them out to suit specific preferences (see Canada and Australia). This modular approach makes them a good choice for export as other Navies can buy and modify the ships to suit easily enough while also knowing there’s a reliable supply chain behind them. It’s really good business for the area and highlights that Britain can still do some good engineering projects.

  10. Acting as a member of a defense pact should, building arms for our allies

  11. Wonder if Barrow will be brought back into the fold for building surface vessels again? I know a lot of the workers wouldn’t mind returning to surface vessels.

  12. The UK needs manufacturing.

    Building ships for other countries could be transformative for the economy.

    The UK has a reputation for excellent ships and reliability – no US kill switches here.

    There’s a goldmine to exploit here.

  13. Absolutely blinder if this is pulled off. Would be great economically even if they aren’t actually built in the UK with cost savings across a wider fleet and potential upgrade / other systems being built in the UK and then sold. But if they’re being built in the UK we’ll need to see shipbuilders ramp up even more yards and fast because were already swamped with our own orders and a couple of orders for some nations.

  14. Good news for the UK. Finally, Labour doing something right

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