HMS Sutherland gets upgrade
A £35m upgrade to HMS Sutherland, which will make her the most powerful ship in the fleet, has been announced by defence minister Baroness Taylor.
New equipment worth £18m will be installed as part of a £17m contract with Babcock Marine to overhaul the ship at their Rosyth dockyard in
The type 23 frigate will be equipped with the latest submarine hunting sonar system, an advanced Seawolf air defence missile system, an improved main gun capable of firing long-range ammunition, and a reshaped stern to cut fuel use.
The equipment will be supplied under separate MoD contracts. The £300m Seawolf Missile defence system upgrade is run by BAE Systems Insyte, with equipment for the ship manufactured at their
The £166m submarine Sonar 2087 project is run by Thales
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