Major military projects including shipbuilding programmes could end up overbudget and not be completed on time.

Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape in the huge assembly hall specially built for them.

Steel was cut for the future HMS Formidable, the third-in-class of the Type 31 programme, in October 2024, and potentially the first that will see the integration of the Mk 41 vertical launch ...

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business ...

THE minister for defence for the UK Government paid a visit to Rosyth Dockyard as work continues on Royal Navy Type 31 frigates.