FLEET SOLID SUPPORT (FSS) SHIPS The programme’s Critical Design Review has now been successfully completed. What this means is that the detailed design is now complete and that the first ship is ready for construction. The Preliminary Design Review was completed early 2024. It then moved from functional design to detailed design to enable drawings for manufacture to be produced. Navantia UK has led the detailed design in cooperation with BMT Group and the MOD’s DE&S. This now marks the formal transition from design to production which clears the way for steel cutting in Spain and eventuall…
