The British Royal Navy looks set to make a significant reappearance in the Indo-Pacific after the long distraction of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Australian decision to buy nine BAE Systems Type 26 ASW frigates is the latest in a flurry of indications suggesting the UK has an increased strategic interest in the region, kept alive through strong cultural, historic, and defence ties.

So, the nine new Hunter-class anti-submarine warfare frigates will be built by BAE Systems in Osborne, South Australia, with ASC Shipbuilding acting as BAE’s subsidiary over the decades-long, AU$35 billion (US$25 billion) shipbuilding program.

The Australian Government has confirmed its new AU$35 billion (US$25 billion) anti-submarine warfare frigates will be designed by BAE Systems and built locally by ASC Shipbuilding.

Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a contract to produce amphibious combat vehicles (ACVs) to BAE Systems.

BAE Systems has received a US$36.6 million contract from the US Navy to modernise the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence is investing £2.5 billion (US$3.3 billion) in its submarine-building projects.

BAE Systems has announced a £10 million (US$14 million) upgrade to its "maritime integration and support centre" (MISC) at Portsmouth that supports Royal Navy warships.

The first of the Royal Navy’s next-generation offshore patrol vessels (OPV) has been formally accepted after four months of extensive trials.

Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics have joined forces to bid to support the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet of surface combatants.

Commercial shipbuilder Cammell Laird and BAE Systems will collaborate on the construction of the Royal Navy’s future Type 31 frigates.