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The warship being purchased by Britain is known as the Arrowhead 140. (Babcock International) Correction: This story was updated June 29 with the name of the Babcock International chief executive.
David Lockwood, chief executive of Babcock added : ”we can tailor the design to suit the needs of the Polish Navy. “Driven by innovation and backed by heritage, the Arrowhead 140 frigate has ...
The new Type 31 will undertake a variety of operational roles for the Royal Navy Work has officially started on a £1.25bn project to build five new warships for the Royal Navy. UK Defence ...
Babcock was responsible for delivering the Type 31’s hull, using its Arrowhead 140 design, and the class has been engineered to deliver more capability with fewer personnel and more technology than ...
The Babcock team's Arrowhead 140 design beat competition from a Cammell Laird/BAE Systems consortium and a bid led by Atlas Elektronik UK. The winning consortium also includes Thales and BMT ...
The ships, based on Babcock's Arrowhead 140 hull design, are expected to be in service by 2027. David Lockwood, Babcock chief executive, called the financial figures “another strong set of ...
UK shipbuilder Babcock, leading the ‘Team 31' consortium, is delivering five Type 31 Inspiration-class general-purpose frigates based on the Arrowhead 140 design for the Royal Navy (RN ...