Warships: Procurement
(asked on 21st November 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many warships are (1) currently being built, (2) on order but for which building has not started, and (3) planned to be ordered in the next year.
This question was answered on 29th November 2018
There are currently two warships in build: HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Glasgow. Two warships are on order with build yet to commence: HMS Cardiff and HMS Belfast.
We plan to award a contract for five Type 31e frigates by December 2019 and a contract for the second batch of five Type 26 frigates in the early 2020s.