BAE Systems Surface Ships is a wholly owned subsidiary company of BAE Systems plc, specialising in naval surface shipbuilding, systems integration and through-life support. It is the largest shipbuilding company in the United Kingdom, one of the largest shipbuilders in Europe, and one of world's largest builders of complex warships.
It was formed as a joint stock subsidiary on 1 July 2008, with the merger of BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions an...
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BAE Systems Surface Ships is a wholly owned subsidiary company of BAE Systems plc, specialising in naval surface shipbuilding, systems integration and through-life support. It is the largest shipbuilding company in the United Kingdom, one of the largest shipbuilders in Europe, and one of world's largest builders of complex warships.
It was formed as a joint stock subsidiary on 1 July 2008, with the merger of BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions and VT Shipbuilding, creating a new firm named BVT Surface Fleet. The new firm incorporated the BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions operated shipyards at Scotstoun and Govan on the River Clyde in Glasgow and the VT Shipbuilding facilities within the Naval Base at Portsmouth.
BAE Systems subsequently acquired VT Group's share of the joint venture on 30 October 2009 and renamed the business BAE Systems Surface Ships.
The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) 2005 Defence Industrial Strategy encouraged BAE and VT Group to form a naval shipbuilding joint...
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