U.K. Seeks Reliability Upgrade to Royal Navy Combat Ships
January 29 2016 - 3:41AM
Dow Jones News
By Robert Wall
LONDON--The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said Friday it is
embarking on an upgrade of its Type 45 combat ships to boost the
reliability of their engine system.
The upgrade will involve improving the "power and propulsion
system through a series of machinery upgrades during planned
maintenance, which will ensure increased availability and
resilience over the life of the ships," the ministry said in a
statement. It didn't provide details of the cost of the
project.
The Royal Navy operates six Type 45 destroyers. The ships cost
more than GBP6 billion ($8.6 billion) to develop and build. The
program ran about three years late, Britain's National Audit Office
said previously.
BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN), the prime contractor of the ships, said
it was "working collaboratively with the [Ministry of Defence] and
industry partners to deliver improvements to the power generation
capability of the Type 45 Destroyers." It had no immediate comment
on a potential financial impact.
Rolls-Royce Holding PLC (RR.LN), which provides the ship's
engines, wouldn't address specific flaws with its engines or any
financial impact from the extra work. The London-based company said
it was working with the government "on upgrading the performance of
the propulsion system," adding it was "committed to supporting the
WR-21 [engine] in service."
BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce are also working on development of
the Type 26 frigate, the Royal Navy's next warship.
Write to Robert Wall at robert.wall@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 29, 2016 03:26 ET (08:26 GMT)
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