Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
(asked on 28th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2020 to Question 18618 on Type 31 Frigates, when initial operating capability will be achieved for the Type 31 Frigate.
This question was answered on 5th March 2020
The first Type 31 Frigate will be in the water in 2023 and all five ships will be delivered by the end of 2028. The approved in service date for the first Type 31 is May 2027.
The dates for Initial Operating Capability and Full Operating Capability have not yet been determined.