BAE Systems is upgrading the capabilities of its two shipyards in Glasgow, Scotland, with the recent opening of a training academy in Scotstoun and the construction of a new shipbuilding facility in Govan.
The Scotstoun shipyard’s 5,500-square-meter Applied Shipbuilding Academy was built for $15.6 million. BAE Systems has allocated $390 million for upgrades on its two Glasgow shipyards over the next five years, including funding and investment in the Govan facility.
In October 2023, BAE Systems broke ground for Janet Harvey Hall, its new shipbuilding facility in Govan. The facility will support the company’s development of five Type 26 frigates under a $5.09 billion contract the U.K. Ministry of Defence awarded in 2022.
Paul Feely, academy and engineering director of the company’s naval ships business, described the Scotstoun shipyard’s Applied Shipbuilding Academy as “an extraordinary innovation center” enabling learning across the company’s workforce.
“Investing in our people and harnessing the latest technological advancements is fundamental to our mission, enabling us to deliver on the national endeavor that is the Type 26 program and future projects,” he said.
In addition to the Scotstoun shipyard’s academy in Glasgow, BAE Systems has similar facilities in Samlesbury and Barrow-in-Furness in northwest England.