Launch of HMS Daring from BAE's Scotstoun Shipyard.

BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions 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 plc is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor[2] and a commercial aerospace manufacturer. ...

History

When BAE Systems was created the former Marconi shipyards were vested in BAE Systems Marine. Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company (GEC). ... BAE Systems Marine Ltd. ...

In 2003 BAE Systems Marine was split; the shipyards at Scotstoun (formerly YSL) and Govan (formerly Kværner) were transferred to BAE Systems Naval Ships. The third yard at Barrow-in-Furness became BAE Systems Submarines. This reorganisation was "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. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... BAE Systems Submarines, until 2003 a unit within BAE Systems Marine, is responsible for the development and production of the Astute class submarine. ...

On 1 January 2007 BAE Systems Naval Ships was merged with the naval section of BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support to become BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions. CS&S Naval provided maintenance, repairs, minor and major refits for naval vessels. Past projects include reactivation of the Upholder class, now reactivated as the Victoria Class submarines for the Canadian Government, and Vanguard class upgrades. CS&S Naval has completed the reactivation of the Royal Navy's Type 22 Frigates for Romania and has worked on a similar programme for Chile involving the refurbishment of three ex-Royal Navy Type 23 frigates. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... BAE Systems Sentry Upgrade BAE Systems Customer Solutions & Support (CS&S) provides through-life support and upgrades for defence forces. ... The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines also known as the Type 2400 (due to their displacement of 2,400t) are diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarines designed in the UK in the late 1970s to supplement the Royal Navys nuclear submarine force. ... The Vanguard class are the Royal Navys current nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), each armed with 16 Trident II SLBMs. ... A group of Type 22s, with HMS Coventry in the foreground HMS Chatham, the last of the Batch 3 Type 22s, at the International Fleet Review, 2005 The Type 22 Broadsword class frigates are a class of warships built for the Royal Navy. ...

Products

As well as through life ship-repair services, major construction projects 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

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 (Euronext: HO) is a global electronics company serving aerospace, defence, and information technology markets worldwide. ... Launch of HMS Daring. ... VT Group plc is the company formerly known as Vosper Thornycroft. ... 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. ... RFA Cardigan Bay The Bay class are a class of landing ship dock operated by the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. ... 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. ... 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. ...

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. ... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels, submarines, and airplanes. ... 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 legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons (the arbitrators or arbitral tribunal), by whose decision (the award) they agree to be bound. ...

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