RE: Defence Equipment Plan21 Feb 2022 12:16
Shipbuilding pipeline -
'The most significant investment in the Navy comes in the form of the shipbuilding pipeline. A strategic and long-term investment that will increase the capability and size of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet and allow the development of three Fleet Solid Support Ships, a Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Capability, Multi-Role Support Ships and Type 31 and Type 32 frigates. This will provide volume and certainty for our national shipbuilding enterprise and incentivise UK industry to invest to deliver world-leading levels of productivity.
Frigate availability will also be improved over the next few years by extending the life of three of our most recently refitted ships, with two of our oldest Type 23 Frigates being taken out of service. We will also launch the UK-designed cutting-edge Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates alongside Canada and Australia.
The construction of the new National Flagship, which was announced by the Prime Minister on 30 May 2021, will be delivered by Defence, but was not included in our costings in April 2021 and so does not appear in the figures in this report.
Other changes to planned expenditure this year include increases in the cost of the existing programme, including reprofiling of Type 26 and Type 23 refits. The latter reflects adjustments in the build programme as a consequence of COVID-19 related delays. Other significant changes included an increase to Queen Elizabeth Carrier support costs as a result of improved knowledge of the work required to support and maintain these platforms.
Defence Equipment Plan 2021 page 34
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