Launch of HMS Daring from BAE's Scotstoun Shipyard.

BAE Systems Naval Ships, until 2003 a part of BAE Systems Marine, is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, responsible for the company's surface shipbuilding operations. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (850x567, 179 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (850x567, 179 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... HMS Daring is the lead ship of the Type 45 or D Class of Air Defence Destroyer (AAW) being built for the Royal Navy and the seventh to hold that name. ... BAE Systems Marine Ltd. ... Systems plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...

This new company took control of the surface vessel shipyards at Scotstoun (formerly YSL) and Govan (formerly Kværner) in Glasgow. At the same time the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard of BAE Systems Marine (formerly VSEL), became part of BAE Systems Submarines. This reorganisation was, to quote the company, "to provide a focus on the UK and export surface warship building market." Scotstoun is a district of Glasgow, Scotland, west of Glasgow City Centre. ... Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) was a major British shipyard, now part of BAE Systems Marine which also includes the nearby Govan shipyard and the former VSEL yard in Barrow. ... Govan is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... Kværner is a Norway-based engineering and construction services company. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL) is based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. ... BAE Systems Submarines, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the development and production of the Astute class submarine. ...

As well as through life ship-repair services, major construction products include:

• Royal Navy Future Carrier (CVF) (in partnership with Thales Group)
• Type 45 Destroyer (in partnership with VT Group)
• Type 23 Frigate
• Offshore Patrol Vessels
• Bay Class LSD(A) (in partnership with Swan Hunter)
• Wave Knight Class Auxiliary Tankers
• Ocean Class LPH

BAE Systems Naval Ships is responsible for the construction of the majority of the blocks of Type 45 destroyers (stern to bridge, excluding masts and funnels) as well as the assembly of these blocks and the two from VT Group (compromising all of the ship in front of the bridge). When launched from Scotstoun the ships are towed to Govan to be fitted with the VT-built masts and funnels, before returning to dry dock at Scotsoun for outfitting with radar arrays (SAMPSON and S1850M), bulbous bow, propellers, missile equipment and 4.5 inch naval gun. CVF, literally Aircraft Carrier Future, but commonly called the Future Carrier is a new generation of aircraft carrier being developed for the United Kingdoms Royal Navy. ... The Thales Group is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ... Type 45 AAW Destroyer Launch of HMS Daring. ... VT Group plc is the company formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft. ... HMS Richmond The Type 23 frigate is a class of warship serving with the Royal Navy, also known as the Duke class. ... An Off-shore Patrol Vessel (OPV) is large and seaworthy enough to patrol off-shore, in the open ocean. ... The Bay class landing ships dock have been designed as replacements for the ageing Round Table class LSLs. ... Swan Hunter, formerly known as Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, is one of the best known shipbuilding companies in the United Kingdom. ... Artists impression The Wave Knight class tankers are Royal Fleet Auxiliary fast fleet tankers tasked with providing fuel, food, ammunition and other supplies to Royal Navy vessels around the world. ... The sixth HMS Ocean (L12) of the Royal Navy is a Landing Platform, Helicopter Cruiser, the only one in its class, built by Kvaerner Govan on the Clyde taking advantage of commercial build methods and facilities, before sailing from Barrow-in-Furness for fitting out prior to acceptance into service... VT Group plc is the company formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft. ... Type 45 with SAMPSON radar on mast The SAMPSON is a multi-function radar produced by BAE Systems. ... The S1850M is a long range radar for wide area search. ... The bulbous bow of the U.S. Navy carrier USS Ronald Reagan is clearly visible in this photograph. ... The BAE RO Defence 4. ...

BAE Systems has completed three Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Brunei Navy, however the customer has refused to accept the vessels. The contract was awarded to GEC-Marconi in 1995 and the ships were launched in January 2001, June 2001 and June 2002 at the then BAE Systems Marine yard at Scotstoun. The ships are armed with MBDA Exocet Block II anti-ship missiles and MBDA Seawolf air defence missiles. The contract dispute is the subject of arbitration. The Royal Brunei Navy is the naval defence force of Brunei Darrussalam. ... The General Electric Company plc (GEC) is a British company that was renamed Marconi plc on November 30, 1999 after its defence unit Marconi Electronic Systems was divested and sold to British Aerospace. ... In older English literature there are some uses of exocet to mean flying fish. There is also a typeface known as Exocet. ... Sea Wolf Type surface-to-air Nationality UK Era Cold War Launch platform ship Target missile, aircraft History Builder BAe, MDBA Date of design Production period Service duration 1979 - Operators UK, Brazil and Chile Variants Electronics; GWS-25, GWS-26, GWS-27 Vertical Launch Number built Specifications Type Diameter 0. ... Arbitration is a form of mediation or conciliation, where the mediating party is given power by the disputant parties to settle the dispute by making a finding. ...