In January 2023, Navantia UK was awarded a Ministry of Defence contract to build three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) vessels for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. As prime contractor, Navantia UK has partnered with UK designer BMT and Harland & Wolff to deliver this key defence maritime capability. Navantia SA will provide support, mentoring and transfer of knowledge and skills to its partners.

Navantia UK Enhances Fleet Capability

The 216-metre-long ships will provide crucial munitions, stores and provisions to the Royal Navy’s fleet.

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Munitions, stores and provisions

Team Resolute Boosts UK
Shipbuilding Capability

Team Resolute is the partnership created by Navantia, Harland & Wolff and BMT to support the UK’S National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, delivering essential maritime capabilities while preserving and boosting the UK’s sovereign shipbuilding capacity. It is a unique partnership that will ensure timely contract delivery and optimal value for taxpayers’ money.

Length 216m

Beam 34.5m

Displacement 39,000 Tn

Four main engines

£1.6 Billion Programme Adds Value to UK Shipbuilding

Set to invest £77 of infrastructure at Harland & Wolff’s Belfast and Appledore shipyards, Harland & Wolff is modernising its Belfast shipyard making it a sovereign asset with a highly skilled workforce capable of competing as one of the most advanced shipyards in the UK – significant for future export opportunities and domestic shipbuilding.

Navantia UK Elevates Skills and Social Value in FSS Programme

Skills

Navantia UK has created an ambitious plan of Transfer of Knowledge to Harland & Wolff to support its upskilling as a major shipbuilding player.

Social Value
The FSS programme contributes significant social and economic value, developing a solid local and nationwide supply chain, and a revitalised skills base for shipbuilding across the UK, strengthening the UK’s industrial base and economic prosperity, especially in Northern Ireland.

FSS Programme Sparks Job Growth in Belfast and across UK Supply Chain

The FSS programme will lead to a substantial net increase in the number of jobs in Belfast, supporting the UK Levelling Up agenda. A total of 1,000 manufacturing jobs will be involved. In addition, an expected 800 further jobs will be sustained across the UK supply chain, with some 120 high skilled jobs to be supported by designer BMT.

Job Creation in Belfast - Manufacturing Jobs -
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