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@BAESystemsplc
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We have been awarded Β£4.2bn by the Ministry of Defence to manufacture the next five City Class Type 26 frigates for the
@RoyalNavy
, securing 4,000 UK jobs and work at our Glasgow facilities into the 2030s.
@DefenceHQ
Today we have delivered the fifth Astute class submarine to the
@RoyalNavy
Heading out on sea trials prior to joining the fleet, HMS Anson is the most advanced and capable attack submarine ever built in the UK.
HMS Glasgow is in the water!
Seeing the First of Class Type 26 in the water for the very first time is an amazing sight and a brilliant moment for everyone across the Type 26 programme whoβs worked so hard to reach this milestone.
@RoyalNavy
@DefenceHQ
A great moment for teams delivering the Dreadnought programme at our Submarines business in Cumbria.
The first pressure hull unit for Boat 1 has been transported to the Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow for outfitting before being integrated into the finished submarine.
Getting HMS Glasgow, the first Type 26, ready to enter the water.
A big moment and exciting times for the thousands of people across
@BAESystemsplc
, our customer
@DefenceHQ
and suppliers who've worked hard to ready her for this important milestone.
In a busy period for
#HMSGLASGOW
, our teams have brought the aft and forward blocks together. For the first time the full size, scale and the elegant lines of HMS GLASGOW are out in the open.
#Glasgow
#Type26
@RoyalNavy
HMS Audacious, the fourth of seven Astute-class attack submarines departed our Barrow yard today to embark on her inaugural journey to HMNB Clyde.
We are proud of our role delivering this important capability to the
@RoyalNavy
#ProudToSupport
#InThisTogether
The final piece of what will form HMS Agincourt, one of seven 7,400 tonne, 97 metre-long attack submarines being designed and built for the Royal Navy is carefully guided through the streets of Barrow.
#Astute
#Cumbria
#technology
The forward end of HMS Cardiff, the second Type 26 City Class frigate, has emerged from our build hall in Govan for the first time π’
The programme will deliver the most advanced anti-submarine warfare capability available to the
@RoyalNavy
.
Read more π
#HMSGLASGOW
, the first City Class Type 26 frigate for the
@RoyalNavy
is currently being constructed in
#Glasgow
. The ship is built in two sections which are both taking shape at our facilities on the
#Clyde
. Hereβs your first look at the forward section of HMS GLASGOW.
#26on26
.
@DefenceHQ
has announced Β£2bn of funding for the next stage of Dreadnought, in build at our shipyard in Barrow. Itβs great news for everyone working on these world-class submarines, from the apprentices learning their trade to the thousands of people across the UK supply chain.
Welcome to Scotstoun, HMS Glasgow!
Having successfully entered the water last night, HMS Glasgow is now safely at our shipyard in Scotstoun, Glasgow, where weβll complete her outfit before starting test and commissioning.
@RoyalNavy
@DefenceHQ
Our latest Astute-class submarine has been rolled out in public for the first time. See for footage of the launch at Barrow shipyard. Anson is due to undergo
@RoyalNavy
sea trials next year.
@simonfell
@SamPlum4
HMS Glasgow is on the move! She is now heading down river to enter the water for the first time before returning to Glasgow to our Scotstoun yard for further outfitting and test and commissioning. A momentous occasion for this First of Class Type 26.
How do you get from a steel block to the nation's largest ever warship? You're invited to a behind-the-scenes look at
@HMSQnlz
- from the beginning of her build through to commissioning. The first of a three-part documentary will air on BBC2 at 8pm, April 15.
The longest 'mega-unit' so far for Dreadnought Boat 1 has been moved into Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow.
Our site on the edge of the Lake District is the home of UK submarine building. Visit for information about careers.
The stern block of HMS Cardiff, Second in Class, Type 26 made the short and controlled move round to meet the aft section this week. A significant milestone in readiness for roll out onto our hardstand in Glasgow later in the year. Well done teams!
#26on26
#Type26
We've been awarded a 10 year contract worth Β£270 million to support
@RoyalNavy
's three main radar systems: Artisan; Sampson; and Long Range Radar (LRR)
#ProudToSupport
#HMSGLASGOW
, the first City Class Type 26 frigate built for
@RoyalNavy
rolls out into the open for the first time. Watch our short film here.
#Glasgow
# Type 26
First in Class, Type 26 HMS Glasgow hit two big milestones this week in our UK shipyard with her funnel and composite mast successfully lifted into place, changing the city skyline once again π’π
#Type26
#GlobalCombatShip
#Teamwork
Today marks the 50thΒ anniversary of the 1st patrol by a UK deterrent submarine, the Barrow-built HMS Resolution. Now to deliver the next generationβ¦
#Dreadnought
Work has started building our huge new ship build hall that will transform and enhance shipbuilding in Glasgow. π’
At 170m long and 80m wide, the facility will be large enough for two Type 26 frigates to be built side-by-side on the Govan site.
Every aspect of
#HMSGLASGOW
is digitally designed before we enter production. Hereβs a digital overlay on the forward block to give you an idea how she will look.
#HMSGLASGOW
continues to take shape.
#26on26
#Glasgow
A proud day as SPEY, the last of the five River Class
OPVs is revealed for the first time before she enters the water in the coming
days.
#SPEYOPV
#Glasgow
Today we were very proud to host the commissioning ceremony for HMS Anson, the fifth Astute class submarine built for the
@RoyalNavy
at our Barrow-in-Furness shipyard.
There she goes. We look forward to welcoming back the
@RoyalNavy
's flagship to her home port after completing the next phase of her sea trials
#QNLZatsea
π₯ Capturing the moment HMS Anson transited through the dock system at our Barrow site before heading out to open water for the first time.
If you want a role working on the next generation of nuclear powered submarines for
@RoyalNavy
, check out π
Working with our supplier
@Malingroup
, our teams across the Clyde are readying HMS Glasgow to roll on to her awaiting barge and enter the water for the first time later this year. Itβs getting exciting around here!
#BargeTests
#GlobalCombatShip
#historymakers
50 years ago today Barrow-built HMS Dreadnought became the first
@RoyalNavy
nuclear submarine to reach the North Pole.
These incredible pictures were taken at the time.
#BarrowShipyard150
#Submarine
When two become one π’
Last week the two main sections of HMS Cardiff, the second Type 26 frigate came together as one on the hardstand at our Govan site.
This is a huge milestone in delivering the most advanced anti-submarine warfare capability available to the
@RoyalNavy
Our fourth Astute class submarine, Audacious, has completed her first ever dive at our site in Barrow-in-Furness. Watch as the 7,400 tonne, 97-metre long attack submarine submerges beneath the water. Find out more at
In the shadow of HMS Glasgow, a peek at HMS Cardiff forward block taking shape - building in all our experience from first in class with each successive ship for
@RoyalNavy
#HistoryMakers
#26on26
The accommodation unit from the new Dreadnought submarine is seen here being moved across BAE Systems Submarines site in Barrow, where it is being constructed.
It is the first unit of Dreadnoughtβs forward end to be moved into the new Central Yard Facility.
#CASD50
#Cumbria
There was further reason to celebrate today as HRH The Duke of Cambridge announced his wife, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, as the Sponsor for our first of class Type 26,
#HMSGlasgow
.
HMS Daring departs
@CammellLaird
's Birkenhead shipyard following replacement of her Diesel Generators under the MODβs Power Improvement Project. She will now be towed, as planned, to Portsmouth, to undergo further regeneration work under BAE Systems [Image cred:
@mersey_shipping
]
From precision design to precision placement.
As the stern block of
#HMSGLASGOW
moved into place this week ready to be joined to her aft section, we took another important step for the Type 26 programme, progressing at pace for
@RoyalNavy
.
#GlobalCombatShip
#HMSGLASGOW
#26on26
We were pleased to welcome a team from
@RoyalNavy
Develop and
@DefenceES
Innovation and Future Capability to our Glasgow shipyards this week and show them the progress we're making on HMS Glasgow.
#OnThisDay
in 2007 just less than a year after her first sister, HMS Daring, our second-in-class Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Dauntless, was dynamically launched from our slipway in Govan
#Happy12thBirthday
!
What a month! HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge joined us to start
#HMSBelfast
construction signalling three ships in build, and we welcomed several high profile guests to site including
@RoyalNavy
,
@DefenceES
and senior Government representatives.
#GlobalCombatShip
#Type26
Over the course of this year our first in class Type 26, HMS GLASGOW, has continued to take shape in our Govan yard with a number of unit erections and equipment installed. Take a look at how far she has come since January
#26on26
#tbt
Welcome to the 45th week of the year. Weβd love to see your pictures of
@RoyalNavy
βs Type 45 destroyers. This image of
@HMSDragon
in one of our favourites.
#Type45
The forward block of
#HMSGLASGOW
has taken much of the attention recently, so weβve also included a picture of the aft block. Every unit of our first in class Type 26, HMS GLASGOW, is now under construction.
#26on26
@RoyalNavy
Welcome back
@HMSDefender
and
@hmsdiamond
! Weβve been enormously proud to deliver support to both vessels during
#CSG21
βs deployment, and to continue to deliver support now that theyβre home.
#ProudToServe
[Image credit: Royal Navy]
Our Submarines business is forging ahead with design and concept work on the next generation of nuclear submarines.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems an Β£85m contract to begin work on a future replacement for the Astute class.
#Barrow
#RoyalNavy
Today HMS Prince of Wales departed Portsmouth Naval Base. As planned, a number of BAE Systems employees are deploying with her, proudly working to test and maintain certain systems alongside the crew in live operational conditions. [Image cred:
@RoyalNavy
]
The UK's first nuclear submarine, HMS Dreadnought, is right up there as one of the most important ever launches at Barrow shipyard.
The boat led the way in underwater technology and the famous yard has been at the forefront ever since.
#RoyalNavy
#Barrow
#Engineering
The construction of
#HMSGlasgow
for the
@RoyalNavy
continues to develop at pace. With all units of HMS Glasgow in build, weβre sharing the progress on our forward block which continues to take shape with the recent addition of the lower bow unit
#26on26
#type26
#26on26
is back with one of our favourite highlights from earlier this year when the bridge, one of the most iconic sections of
#HMSGLASGOW
, was lowered on to the forward section at our facilities in
#Glasgow
.
What's it like to build an aircraft carrier firmly in the public eye? Ahead of a documentary charting
@HMSQnlz
's build (Sunday, 8pm, BBC2), the man in charge of her delivery for the Aircraft Carrier Alliance - BAE Systems' Jon Pearson - tells all.
We're
#proud
to support
@RoyalNavy
with the development of training for their personnel whoβll serve on the new Type 26 warships. We've been working with
@RoyalNavy
&
@DefenceES
to develop crew training for the equipment on board their Type 26 Frigates
No distance is too far for us in Combat Systems. We're gathering crucial science and training data from
#FormidableShield23
and live streaming the exercises for Royal Navy personnel, at our very special Maritime Integration and Support Centre (MISC) in Portsmouth.
#ProudToSupport
Our Type 26 programme is making history. Weβre currently looking for 400 tradespeople to join us in Glasgow. If you are after a career that makes a real difference, we want to speak to you.
#26on26
#Recruiting
With a proposed top speed in excess of 25 knots and a range of more than 7,500 miles, our Type 31e design is equipped with some of the most modern and effective weapons systems available, designed to operate in international waters both independently and as part of a task group
'Built with pride in Barrow'- the latest piece of Dreadnought makes a move. Four Dreadnought-Class submarines will be built in Barrow to replace the Vanguard-Class that are currently in service with the Royal Navy.
#Submarines
#Cumbria
@RoyalNavy
@SamPlum4
@cumbrialep
One half of the First-of-Class Type 26, GLASGOW, is now in build, and we have just cut steel on the Second-in-Class, CARDIFF. Across our Supply Chain, we have placed contracts in excess of Β£1bn and have all major equipment and kit suppliers on contract.
#Type26
#Cardiff
#Glasgow
We've made some fantastic ships in the 150-year history of Barrow shipyard. HMS Invincible, for years the Royal Navy flasgship, is right up there among the very best. Proud memories for those who worked on her.
@RoyalNavy
We design and build the
@RoyalNavy
's submarines.
The Dreadnought Class are under construction with the first due in operational service in the early 2030s.
The submarines will maintain the UK's Continuous At Sea Deterrence (CASD).
#MaritimeUKWeek
#CASD
Today we cut steel on the fourth City Class Type 26, HMS Birmingham. Minister for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk KC, attended the ceremony where apprentice burner, Ciaran Baillie and fabricator - plater Jamie Finnegan made the first cut.
Find out more βΆοΈ
What an incredibly proud day ahead as we put the final preparations in place to officially name the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS SPEY
#SPEYOPV
#Glasgow
We are thrilled to announce that
#FORTH
has been formally accepted by our customer. She will be commissioned into Her Majestyβs fleet at her home port of Portsmouth Naval Base later this year
#FORTHfirst
Breaking out the bow on
#HMSGLASGOW
.
Every aspect of our Type 26 Global Combat Ship is digitally designed from the smallest pipe to her imposing bow.Β
#HMSGLASGOW
- really taking shape.Β
#26on26
.
HMS Speyβs departure from Glasgow marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, which has seen BAE Systems design, construct, commission and deliver five River Class OPVs to the Royal Navy in six years.
@HMS_Forth
@HMS_Medway
@HMSTrent
@HmsTamar
@HMS_Spey
It's been a busy and exciting month for
#HMSGLASGOW
. Her Forward section has rolled out, her composite mast has arrived and weβre getting ready to roll out her Aft section in the coming days.
@RoyalNavy
#GlobalCombatShip
#Type26
#26on26
. Exciting times!