BAE Systems build largest submarines ever built for the Royal Navy

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Britain’s ministry of defence said on Saturday that construction work will begin on the country’s new nuclear submarines, announcing nearly 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) of new investment with defence firm BAE Systems .

The programme will deliver four new submarines for the Royal Navy and will replace the current Vanguard class, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) funding announced today will cover initial manufacturing work, which will start next week, on the first of the Trident ballistic-missile-carrying submarines. It will also enable further procurement of long lead items in addition to ongoing redevelopment of the facilities and infrastructure required to build the submarines at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Comparable in size to the Vanguard class submarines, the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarine is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges. Technological advances, threat changes, new methods of design and production mean the new submarines will be a completely new design.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “Britain’s ballistic missile submarines are the ultimate guarantee of our nation’s safety – we use them every day to deter the most extreme threats. We cannot know what new dangers we might face in the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s so we are acting now to replace them.”

Tony Johns, Managing Director of BAE Systems Submarines, added: “This additional financial investment by the MOD is an expression of confidence in our ability to build these sophisticated vessels. We have been designing the new class of submarine for more than five years and thanks to the maturity of our design, we’re now in a position to start production on the date we set back in 2011. This is a terrific achievement and I pay tribute to all those who have made this possible.”

The Company and the MOD have also made significant investments in the Barrow site’s operating systems, facilities and skills to prepare for the manufacturing phase of the Successor programme. The continued redevelopment of the site will transform the way submarines are built and will include new facilities and the refurbishment of existing infrastructure to ensure it has the capacity needed to deliver the Successor programme.

The Successor programme already employs more than 2,600 people across MOD and industry, including 1,800 at BAE Systems. Thousands more will be employed in the supply chain with an average of 7,800 people expected to be working on Successor each year throughout the duration of the programme. At peak, in the early 2020s, BAE Systems anticipates employing more than 5,000 people on the Successor programme.

To date, BAE Systems has worked with more than 100 suppliers, 85% of whom are based in the UK. The total spend in the supply chain is anticipated to reach between £8-9bn, with in excess of 350 suppliers in the submarines’ build programme.

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Britain’s ministry of defence said on Saturday that construction work will begin on the country’s new nuclear submarines, announcing nearly 1.3 billion pounds ($1.7 billion) of new investment with defence firm BAE Systems .

The programme will deliver four new submarines for the Royal Navy and will replace the current Vanguard class, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) funding announced today will cover initial manufacturing work, which will start next week, on the first of the Trident ballistic-missile-carrying submarines. It will also enable further procurement of long lead items in addition to ongoing redevelopment of the facilities and infrastructure required to build the submarines at BAE Systems’ site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Comparable in size to the Vanguard class submarines, the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarine is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges. Technological advances, threat changes, new methods of design and production mean the new submarines will be a completely new design.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “Britain’s ballistic missile submarines are the ultimate guarantee of our nation’s safety – we use them every day to deter the most extreme threats. We cannot know what new dangers we might face in the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s so we are acting now to replace them.”

Tony Johns, Managing Director of BAE Systems Submarines, added: “This additional financial investment by the MOD is an expression of confidence in our ability to build these sophisticated vessels. We have been designing the new class of submarine for more than five years and thanks to the maturity of our design, we’re now in a position to start production on the date we set back in 2011. This is a terrific achievement and I pay tribute to all those who have made this possible.”

The Company and the MOD have also made significant investments in the Barrow site’s operating systems, facilities and skills to prepare for the manufacturing phase of the Successor programme. The continued redevelopment of the site will transform the way submarines are built and will include new facilities and the refurbishment of existing infrastructure to ensure it has the capacity needed to deliver the Successor programme.

The Successor programme already employs more than 2,600 people across MOD and industry, including 1,800 at BAE Systems. Thousands more will be employed in the supply chain with an average of 7,800 people expected to be working on Successor each year throughout the duration of the programme. At peak, in the early 2020s, BAE Systems anticipates employing more than 5,000 people on the Successor programme.

To date, BAE Systems has worked with more than 100 suppliers, 85% of whom are based in the UK. The total spend in the supply chain is anticipated to reach between £8-9bn, with in excess of 350 suppliers in the submarines’ build programme.

http://defence-blog.com/news/bae-systems-build-largest-submarines-ever-built-for-the-royal-navy.html

cant wait to see these new babies joining our 8 Astute nuclear subs in patrolling the four corners of the globe and defending our interests globally.


bye bye HMS Vanguard and thank you for your long service of keeping our nation safe:

welcome the new beast SUCCESSOR...........

will be built in BAE's new $450million central yard building facility in boat yard in Barrow in Furness Cumbria. U.K

 

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Successor is the replacement submarine to the Vanguard Class and was given the green light in July when parliament voted to renew the controversial Trident weapons system.

The vote, which ratified plans underlined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, authorises the construction of four submarines to replace the ageing fleet at an estimated cost of £31 billion.

READ MORE: British lawmakers vote to renew Trident nuclear program

Fallon revealed that this BAE deal will allow the project to move into ‘Delivery Phase 1’,meaning work can start on the “auxiliary machine space” of the first submarine; consisting of switchboards and control panels for the reactor.

The budget also allocates funds for the continued design of the submarine, associated purchases and infrastructural investments at the BAE Systems yard in Barrow-in-Furness where the submarines will be built.

Fallon will visit the yard next week for the ceremonial, ‘steel cut’, to mark the start of work.

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The Defence Secretary said the ballistic missile submarines are “the ultimate guarantee of our nation’s safety“ and this commitment along with the increasing defense budget shows “this government will never gamble with our national security.”

“We cannot know what new dangers we might face in the 2030s, 2040s and 2050s so we are acting now to replace them."

The massive spend on Britain’s nuclear arsenal is part of a £178 billion equipment plan, supported by a defense budget that will rise every year until the end of the decade, according to the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This will see Britain meet its NATO commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defense.

The current fleet of nuke subs are stationed at Faslane naval base on the west coast of Scotland. They carry up to eight missiles and 40 warheads. The next generation of ballistic missile submarines are being touted by defence chiefs as among the most technologically advanced in the world, and are due to come into service by the early 2030s with a lifespan of 30 years.


“The Successor programme is the MOD’s biggest project and it will require teamwork, tremendous skill, commitment from our industrial partners and the UK supply chain, and close collaboration with our US allies to deliver it successfully,” said Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer of the MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support organization.

Hundreds of companies will be involved in the program, with almost 85 percent based across the UK, according to the MOD.

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However, concerns have been raised about the ambitious project from the government’s own watchdog and former Royal Navy officers.

Last month, Commander Rob Forsyth who served on British nuclear submarines in the 1960s and 1970s told RT that the massive investment to the Trident system is depriving the British Army of funding in other vital areas.

The Infrastructure and Projects Authority meanwhile warned that the project faces “fearsome technical problems” and was likely to vastly exceed its budget.


https://www.rt.com/uk/361322-bae-nuclear-submarines-defence/

 

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Hey @mike2000 is back , you guys sure know how to name your ships and subs!!! Awesome names!!! Invincible... Ambush... Vanguard...

 

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Hey @mike2000 is back , you guys sure know how to name your ships and subs!!! Awesome names!!! Invincible... Ambush... Vanguard...

Yes bro, we need to, Afterall, the successors will be the biggest and most advanced subs we have every built and among the most advanced/largest on the world as well. So they deserve a MIGHTY name to strike fear in our enemies hart..



DEFENDING OUR FREEDOM
Michael Fallon cuts steel to mark start of £41billion programme to build new Trident subs


Defence Secretary says the Successor submarines - which will replace ageing Vanguard vessels - are vital to defend Britain as the world becomes "a darker and more dangerous place"

BY ROBIN PERRIE AND ROBERT FISK

6th October 2016, 7:03 pm

DEFENCE Secretary Michael Fallon today hailed Britain’s new nuclear submarine fleet as the biggest defence project since World War Two.

Mr Fallon cut a steel plate to mark the start of work on four Successor boats which are part of the £41billion renewal of Trident.


Defence Secretary Michael Fallon watches as the first generation of nuclear submarines is cut in the plate production manufacturing facility at BAE Systems, Burrow-in-Furness
He said the state-of-the-art subs, being built by BAE Systems, were “as sophisticated as a space shuttle”.

Each one is the size of three Olympic swimming pools and takes up to 11 years to build.

Sir Michael said the subs – which are replacing the ageing Vanguard vessels – were vital to defend Britain as the world becomes “a darker and more dangerous place”.

Today he announced £1.25 billion to begin the first building phase of the new fleet for the nuclear deterrent system.

The money for BAE Systems will be used to build the part of the submarine that controls the reactor as well as completing designs and investing in facilities at its Barrow-in-Furness yard.


Workers at BAE Systems were told what they will build will keep our country safe for years to come

Michael Fallon speaks in front of HMS Audacious nuclear powered submarine at BAE Systems


He told the company’s workers at the yard in Cumbria: “You are going to be building over the next 20 years, the largest and most powerful submarines ever built in Britain.

“Turning all our national will, our significant financial commitment into cold, hard steel.

“And steel that is going to keep this country safe for years to come.

“We are building these submarines because the world is becoming, sadly, a darker and more dangerous place.

“Russia is increasing its frequency of its nuclear exercises. North Korea is repeatedly pointing its nuclear ambitions.

“We can’t predict what will happen in the next five years, let alone the 2030, 2040s and the 2050s for the lifetime of the submarines.

“These boats you are going to build give us the ultimate guarantee, that whatever the danger, Britain will continue to deter and to defend against the most extreme threats to our way of life.”

Tony Johns, director of BAE Systems Submarines, said: “This is a terrific achievement and I pay tribute to all those who have made this possible.”

Sir Michael added the programme would secure 7,000 jobs at the plant for the next 20 years.

The new fleet will enter service in 2030.

He defended the use of French steel claiming British manufacturers did not bid for the work.


Building the subs – which are replacing the ageing Vanguard vessels – will secure 7,000 jobs for the next 20 years, Sir Michael said

Michael Fallon met with some of the workers who will be building the submarines
Roy Rickhuss, general secretary of the Community union, told The Mirror: “The Defence Secretary is boasting about cutting steel while in reality these submarines have snubbed British-made steel.

“This is a betrayal of British steelworkers.”

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “It is an early stage of the programme, but there will be British steel in the new submarines.”

Renewal of the continuous-at-sea deterrent is predicted to cost £31 billion, with a £10 billion contingency fund also set a
MPs have overwhelmingly voted in favour of renewing the Trident nuclear deterrent

The Scottish government is fiercely opposed to the "immoral" weapons system, but 140 Labour MPs voted with the Conservative government in Westminster to back renewing the deterrent in a Commons vote in July.

During the parliamentary debate in July Sir Michael told MPs Trident “puts doubts in the minds of our adversaries”.

And Theresa May declared she would be prepared to push the red button on a nuclear strike that would kill 100,000 people.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn voted against the plans and has previously said he would not push the nuclear button if he took the keys to No 10.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19190...1billion-programme-to-build-new-trident-subs/