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Royal Navy 'made in Britain' £1.6billion carrier support ships could be mostly built abroad A Plymouth MP has blasted the Tory Government's apparent desire to push chunks of the fleet solid support ship contract into international territory 13:10, 27 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPr...

UK launches tender for 3 new Fleet Solid Support ships May 25, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic On 21 May, UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world. As explained, these crucial Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels will provide munitions, food, stores and provisions to support carrier and amphibious based task groups at sea.  The competition is expected to help revitalise British shipbuilding by requiring a significant proport...

Scottish union chief calls for new navy ships to be built wholly in the UK A TRADE union chief has called for three new vessels to be built wholly in the UK. The UK Government Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced a competition for three new support ships on Friday, as part of the government's plans to create a "shipbuilding renaissance" in the UK. However the contracts for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships can be completed in partnership with international companies, with the government's stipulation only that they have to be 'integrated' in a UK shipyard. This means the compone...

Fleet Solid Support ships competition launched Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched a competition to build three new Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships to provide vital support to Royal Navy operations across the world. From: Fleet Solid Support ships will provide support to carrier and amphibious Task Groups at sea. These crucial Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels will provide munitions, food, stores and provisions to support carrier and amphibious based Task Groups at sea.  Building on the commitment made in the recent Defence Command Paper to create a shipbuilding renaissance, ...