bae systems lands contract to continue type 26 combat ship work for uk government

March 22, 2016 by Reuters

LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) – British defence company BAE Systems has won a 472 million pound ($671 million) contract from the UK government to continue with work to prepare for the building of eight anti-submarine warships.An illustration for the design for the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. Image credit: BAE Systems

Britain confirmed in its defence spending plan last November that it would buy eight of the Type 26 Global Combat Ships, down from the 13 ships that BAE had originally been expecting.

BAE said on Tuesday the 15 month contract would fund further detailed design of the complex vessels and the manufacturing of key equipment for the first three ships.

The deal follows a 859 million pound contract BAE won in February 2015 to continue design work on the Type 26.

($1 = 0.7039 pounds) (Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by Mark Potter)

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