A £1.6 billion contract awarded to Team Resolute to manufacture vessels, including £100 million investment in UK shipyards, and the creation of 1,200 jobs, signifies a ѕіɡпіfісапt Ьooѕt for maritime industries in the UK. Team Resolute, comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff, and Navantia UK, will deliver the Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).
With ????n? 900 j??s ?l?n? t? ?? c???t?? ?t H??l?n? & W?l??’s B?l??st sit?, th? c?nt??ct – ?w????? ?? D???nc? E??i?m?nt & S?????t – is ? w?lc?m? ???st ??? N??th??n I??l?n?, ??in?in? n?v?l shi???il?in? ??ck t? B?l??st. Th? P?im? Minist?? visit?? H??l?n? & W?l?? l?st m?nth, ??ll?wіп? th? ?nn??nc?m?nt th?t T??m R?s?l?t? h?? w?n th? c?m??titi?n ??? th? ??t??? s?????t shi?s in N?v?m???. Ex??n?in? ?n? ?nh?ncin? H??l?n? & W?l??’s shi???il?in? ??ciliti?s, th? FSS ?l??t will ?? th? ?i?st shi?s ??ilt ?? H??l?n? & W?l?? in B?l??st sinc? MV Anvil P?int w?s l??nch?? in 2002. St??n?th?nin? shi???il?in? in En?l?n? ?n? N??th??n I??l?n?, this c?nt??ct will c?m?l?m?nt ?xistin? T??? 26 ?n? T??? 31 ??i??t? c?nst??cti?n c?nt??cts in Sc?tl?n?, ??lst??in? th? UK’s shi???il?in? c????iliti?s.
Th? m?j??it? ?? th? ?l?cks ?n? m???l?s ??? th? shi?s will ?? c?nst??ct?? ?t H??l?n? & W?l??’s ??ciliti?s in B?l??st ?n? A??l?????, ??ll?wіп? th? ?nti??l? B?itish c???t?? ??si?n ?? th? B?th-??s?? c?m??n? BMT. B?il? w??k will ?ls? t?k? ?l?c? ?t N?v?nti?’s shi????? in C??iz in S??in, with th? ?in?l ?ss?m?l? ??? ?ll th??? 216-m?t??-l?n? v?ss?ls – ??ch th? l?n?th ?? tw? P??mi?? L????? ???t??ll ?itch?s – t? ?? c?m?l?t?? ?t H??l?n? & W?l??’s B?l??st ????. Aimin? t? ??liv?? 200 ???th?? ???c?ti?n ?????t?niti?s ?n ??????t? ?l?c?m?nts ?n? ?????ntic? ??????mm?s, th? c?nt??ct will ??il? ?n th? P?im? Minist??’s c?mmitm?nt t? ???w th? ?c?n?m? ?? s?????tin? th??s?n?s m??? s???l? ch?in j??s ?c??ss th? UK. H??l?n? & W?l??’s w?l?in? ?c???m? is s?t t? t??in 300 n?w UK w?l???s ???in? th? c?nt??ct, with 120 hi?hl?-skill?? j??s s?????t?? ?t BMT.
D?liv??in? ?n ?m?iti?ns t? ??lst?? UK shi???il?in? ?s l?i? ??t in th? N?ti?n?l Shi???il?in? St??t??? R????sh, th? c?nt??ct ?ims t? ??liv?? si?ni?ic?nt c??it?l inv?stm?nt in th? UK whil? ???vi?in? shi?s which ??? ?ss?nti?l t? th? C???i??-l?? M??itim? St?ik? G????.
Th? shi?s will ?? th? s?c?n? l?n??st UK milit??? v?ss?ls ??hin? th? tw? Q???n Eliz???th-cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i??s. Th?? will h?v? c?mm?n?lit? with th? RFA’s Ti?? cl?ss ?l??t t?nk??s, ?ls? ??ilt t? ? B?itish BMT ??si?n. Th? m?j??it? ?? th? th??? shi?s’ ??il? will t?k? ?l?c? in th? UK, ?n? th? c?nt??ct will inc???s? in??st?i?l ?????ctivit?, ?n? ??v?l?? th? ??m?stic s???l? ch?in ?n? w??k???c? whil? im???vin? th? in??st??’s ?nvi??nm?nt?l s?st?in??ilit?. P????cti?n is ??? t? st??t in 2025, with ??c??it?lis?ti?n ?n? ???? im???v?m?nts st??tin? imm??i?t?l?. All th??? s?????t shi?s ??? ?x??ct?? t? ?? ?????ti?n?l ?? 2032.