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Recommendation 43
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Acknowledged
In written evidence, the UK Defence Journal set out their understanding of the shipbuilding pipeline...
Conclusion
In written evidence, the UK Defence Journal set out their understanding of the shipbuilding pipeline for BAE Systems and Babcock as of April 2022 (Table 1). 64 BAE Systems (DIS0030) 65 UK Defence Journal (DIS0022) 66 Q2 67 Q3 68 Q12 69 UK Defence Journal (DIS0022); BAE Systems (DIS0030); Q144 20 Defence in Scotland: military shipbuilding Table 1: Projected ‘pipeline’ of work for Scottish shipyards Name Class Location Launch Period HMS Glasgow Type 26 (Batch 1) Glasgow 2020s HMS Cardiff Type 26 (Batch 1) Glasgow 2020s HMS Belfast Type 26 (Batch 1) Glasgow 2020s HMS Birmingham Type 26 (Batch 2) Glasgow 2020s HMS Sheffield Type 26 (Batch 2) Glasgow 2020s HMS Newcastle Type 26 (Batch 2) Glasgow 2020s HMS Edinburgh Type 26 (Batch 2) Glasgow 2030s HMS London Type 26 (Batch 2) Glasgow 2030s HMS Venturer Type 31 Rosyth 2020s HMS Bulldog Type 31 Rosyth 2020s HMS Campbeltown Type 31 Rosyth 2020s HMS Formidable Type 31 Rosyth 2020s HMS Active Type 31 Rosyth 2020s UNKNOWN* Ukrainian Warship Rosyth UNCERTAIN Unknown Type 32 Rosyth 2020s Unknown Type 32 Rosyth 2030s Unknown Type 32 Rosyth 2030s Unknown Type 32 Rosyth 2030s Unknown Type 32 Rosyth 2030s Unknown Type 83** Glasgow 2030s Unknown Type 83 Glasgow 2030s Unknown Type 83 Glasgow 2030s Unknown Type 83 Glasgow 2030s Unknown Type 83 Glasgow 2030s Unknown Type 83 Glasgow 2040s *The status of the plan to order a warship for Ukraine is unknown due to the invasion of the country **Additionally, the listing of six Type 83 Destroyers presumes the Type 45 Destroyers are replaced on a one for one basis. Source: UK Defence Journal (DIS0022) The above list does not cover the whole of the promised 30-year pipeline. If, as the UK Defence Journal notes, fewer than six Type 83 destroyers are ordered the pipeline may not even extend into the 2040s. Professor Trevor Taylor of the Royal United Services Institute, the specialist adviser to this inquiry, noted in his written evidence that Scottish yards which provide the core of military shipbu
Government response summary AI-generated
The MOD fully recognises the importance of maintaining a regular drumbeat of orders across the Shipbuilding industry. The NSbS is clear that we do not want a return to the “boom and bust” cycles of historic Naval demand, but to provide a more sustainable demand signal from Government as a whole, providing the certainty required by industry. The NSO has committed to updating the shipbuilding pipeline at each multi-year Spending Review.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 6 April 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗