BAE kept the team at work on Audacious throughout the coronavirus crisis.
Barrow-in-Furness latest news
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MoD admits problems at Rolls-Royce could delay Dreadnought
This is the first official acknowledgement of the risk
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Reports highlight repeated failures by MOD over four decades
Case studies from the recent NAO and PAC reports
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Astute: seventeen month delay may impede Dreadnought programme
Handover of HMS Audacious was due in August 2019, but is now expected to be January 2021.
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Trouble Ahead: Risks and Rising Costs in the UK Nuclear Weapons Programme
This report looks at the problems arising in the UK nuclear weapons programme, the overall total cost of the programme and the need for policy changes to address a situation that is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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Defence Secretary announces £642 million spend on Trident replacement submarines
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced £642 million of spending for the Successor Trident replacement submarine programme.
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BAE awarded £201m for further design work on new Trident submarines
More than £200 million in funding has been released by the Ministry of Defence to support further design work for 'Successor' class Trident replacement submarines.
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Main contractors appointed for Barrow shipyard upgrade project
BAE Systems has appointed three construction companies to upgrade its Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in preparation to build a replacement for the Royal Navy's Vanguard class Trident submarines.
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Emergency arrangements “below standard” at Barrow submarine shipyard
Emergency arrangements and management systems at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness are “significantly below standard” and require improvement, according to the government's nuclear safety regulator.
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Artful launched as concerns over Barrow quay safety are addressed
Artful, the third of the Royal Navy's 'Astute' class attack submarines, was launched at the BAE Systems Barrow shipyard in May.
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£300 million spending programme to allow construction of new Trident submarines at Barrow
The Ministry of Defence has announced a £300 million upgrade programme for the BAE Systems shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness to allow construction of new 'Successor' class Trident replacement submarines.
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Nuclear regulator bars launch of submarine until quay safety concerns are resolved
The launch of the Navy's latest nuclear powered submarine has been blocked by the government's nuclear safety regulator because of concerns about the structural integrity of a dock quay at the shipyard where the submarine is under construction.