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British frigates could be armed with laser weapons

“DRAGONFIRE is a modular capability providing the Royal Navy agility as to when and where it is deployed, therefore it is not ...
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Type 31 frigate programme advances with HMS Formidable keel ceremony in Rosyth

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, ...
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As Indonesia doubles up its order, who else is looking at the Arrowhead 140 frigate design?

The adaptable design of Babcock’s Arrowhead 140 frigate, already selected by the UK Royal Navy and Poland, has led to more ...
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Babcock Awarded CIP Contract by UK MOD for Type 31 Frigates

Babcock International Group has been awarded a USD$84 million (£65 million), five-ship contract to deliver the Capability Insertion Period (CIP) for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates being built by ...

Ferocious lasers could be fitted to new Type 26 and 31 Royal Navy frigates to enhance tactical flexibility

Deadly lasers could be fitted to new Royal Navy frigates currently being built.