The ceremony of the future HMS Formidable. Credit: Babcock International Group. Babcock has performed keel laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Formidable, ...

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders ...

Babcock has marked two major milestones at its Rosyth shipyard in Scotland as the keel was laid for HMS Formidable, the third ship in the UK’s Type 31 frigate program, and the company announced an ...

Specialist shipbuilders have completed a “major step” in producing a new modern frigate for the Royal Navy. Engineers at Babcock international have advanced the assembly of HMS Formidable, the third ...

The Type 31 frigates will replace five old Type 23 warships still in Royal Navy service. Credit: Babcock Steel has been cut on the third-in-class Type 31 frigate, the future HMS Formidable, at Babcock ...

Babcock has celebrated two major milestones at its Rosyth facility, combining the ceremonial keel laying of HMS Formidable with the announcement of a new contract supporting the US Navy’s ...

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Babcock has performed keel laying ceremony of the third Type 31 frigate, the future His Majesty's Ship (HMS) Formidable, at its Rosyth Dockyard on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. The ceremony, ...