The forward section of HMS Glasgow emerging from the BAE Systems Clyde shipyard in 2021. Photo: BAE Systems. UK Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace told MPs in a statement that Initial Operating ...

“HMS Glasgow is forecast to achieve Initial Operating Capability [IOC] in 2028, with construction of all eight frigates expected to be complete by the mid-2030s,” Eagle stated.. The IOC target ...

The Type 26 frigate programme, once hailed as a beacon of British naval innovation, has stumbled over a series of obstacles.

Tag: HMS Glasgow. Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:43 UTC Princess of Wales smashes bottle of whisky and formally names HMS Glasgow, first of eight Type 26 frigate. The Royal Navy's most advanced anti ...

Presently, the HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham are being assembled within this space, while the HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff undergo outfitting at the Scotstoun site, also part of BAE Systems ...

HMS Glasgow is scheduled to be commissioned sometime in the mid-2020s. Meanwhile, the second and third ships in the class, HMS Cardiff and HMS Belfast, are under construction in Govan.

Troubled nationalised shipyard Ferguson Marine has signed a contract to build parts for a Royal Navy warship. The deal with ...

'HMS Glasgow is a reminder of the role ship building on the Clyde plays on the global stage', he added. 'Your efforts have started a legacy you should be rightly proud of, ...

HMS Glasgow is the first of eight Type 26 anti-submarine frigates to be built in Glasgow. The princess, who was wearing a navy blue outfit with white details and a matching hat, ...

HMS Glasgow, the first of eight expected Type 26 frigates being built for the UK’s Royal Navy, has begun being fitted with the Mk 45 naval gun system from BAE Systems.. While all the vessels in the ...

It's traditional to use champagne to christen a new ship - yet the Princess of Wales officially named HMS Glasgow on Thursday by smashing a bottle of local Scottish whisky against its hull.. Kate ...

HMS Glasgow and the other seven Type 26 anti-submarine frigates will be based at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth with only eight vessels set to be originally built on the Clyde.