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.@BAES_Maritime has cut steel on the UK’s fourth Type 26 frigate HMS Birmingham and made progress on the site of its future shipbuilding hall, filling in a former wet basin. #Shipbuilding #RoyalNavy
shephardmedia.com/news/naval-war…
Cutting steel for HMS Birmingham, marks the formal start of production of the second batch of Type 26 frigates, following the award of a £4.2 billion contract for five further ships to BAE Systems in November last year.
To support the programme, BAE Systems is adding a new shipbuilding hall to its site in Govan, Glasgow. The 175m long and 85m wide hall will allow two Type 26 frigates to be worked on under cover simultaneously.
📸: @geoallison / @UKDefJournal (tysm)
On the steel cutting, @AlexChalkChelt said: ‘This is yet another significant milestone for the Type 26 programme, supporting thousands of jobs in Scotland and across the wider UK supply chain.'

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Canada planning a purchase of 12 subs for around $60 billion.

So what options are on the table?
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Apr 4
NATO's newest member will start production of a fleet of new multi-purpose frigates before the end of the year!
The multi-role corvettes will be capable of anti-surface warfare (ASuW), anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and minelaying.

Finland has already selected Israel Aerospace Industries' Gabriel anti-ship missile, BAE's 57mm gun, Saab's Torped 47 lightweight torpedo and the Raytheon ESSM.
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Mar 10
A thread of everything the UK has *officially* given to Ukraine:

A squadron of 14 Challenger 2 Tanks with armoured recovery and repair vehicles

20 battle-ready AS90 self-propelled 155mm guns and a further 12 at varying states of readiness for replenishment and spares.
Several hundred armoured and protected vehicles

100,000 rounds of artillery ammunition in 2022, and 100,000 more planned for 2023

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M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and ammo
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Almost three million rounds of small arms ammunition, 2,600 anti-structure munitions and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosive
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Mar 8
In a now-deleted web post, the Bundeswehr detailed how the German Navy must prepare for future conflicts, describing the shape of its fleet and a need for large numbers of uncrewed systems.
shephardmedia.com/news/naval-war…
The report included a table detailing the German Navy's envisaged 2035+ fleet, which provides for six F127 frigates, six F126 frigates, three F125 frigates, six to nine K130 corvettes, six to nine Type 212CD submarines and up to 12 Type 332 MCMVs. Image
.@naval_gazing told Shephard that the plans detailed in the report were 'very plausible'.

He added: 'They reflect the changing security environment, the Zeitenwende and the need to regenerate large parts of the naval force until the 2030s.'
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- Thread - Everything we know about Ukraine's maritime drones

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they say the so-called maritime drones can do long-range maritime ISR, escort traditional ships, convoy merchant vessels and and direct artillery fire.

All at $250,000 per unit
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