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Official DPRTE 2021 event partner, BAE Systems, has revealed that it is now delivering deployed support to more of the Royal Navy’s OPVs than at any other time in its history. With the commissioning of HMS Spey, the final of five new OPVs, BAE Systems is now supporting eight OPVs in ...
HMS Spey, the fifth and final River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), departed BAE Systems’ shipyard in Glasgow earlier this week on her delivery voyage to her new home of Portsmouth Naval Base. The departure of HMS Spey marks the completion of the Batch 2 OPV programme build phase, ...
HMS Tamar, which is part of a five-strong OPV contract with BAE Systems, worth a combined £635 million, has been formally named at a ceremony in Glasgow. The next-generation River Class ship will boost Britain’s counter-terrorism and anti-smuggling work and provide essential support to defence operations. The 90-metre vessel, which is equipped ...
Work is officially underway on the banks of the River Clyde, near Glasgow, as HMS Spey – the fifth in a brand new fleet of Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPVs) – begins a lengthy construction phase. Tony Douglas, Chief Executive Officer for Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) – the UK’s Defence procurement ...
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