A Scottish shipyard has been awarded a £4.2bn contract to build the second batch of Type 26 frigates for the Royal Navy.
Delivering on ambitions laid out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh earlier this year, the contract awarded to BAE Systems will support 1,700 jobs over the next decade at its sites in Govan and Scotstoun.
As part of the contract, BAE Systems has committed to invest £1.2bn in the UK supply chain, supporting a further 2,300 jobs, with more than 120 suppliers all over the UK.
