Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Three shipbuilders have been awarded contracts to plan construction of five Type 31e warships for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, the U.K. Ministry of Defense announced.
The companies included in the deal are BAE Systems, Atlas Electronik U.K. and Babcock, which have been tentatively selected for the $1.6 billion production of the new frigates, Defense Minister Stuart Andrew said in Portsmouth, England, on Monday.