The UK Royal Navy’s Type 26 City-class frigates will receive five Mission Bay Handling Systems (MBHS) from Rolls-Royce under a contract that was recently awarded. Under a contract with BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited, Rolls-Royce’s Peterborough, Ontario plant will construct the MBHS units.
The leading producer of specialty marine handling systems worldwide is Rolls-Royce. For almost 35 years, our handling systems professionals have been offering solutions to the naval sector. For the handling and stowing of cargo, weapons, and manned and unmanned offboard vessels, our MBHS provides an integrated solution.
The firm was already chosen for three of the UK Royal Navy’s first batch of frigates, making this new contract the eighth MBHS given for the Type 26 program. The first comprehensive system is scheduled for delivery later this summer.
Rolls-Royce Defence’s Programme Executive for Naval Handling Systems, Jessica Banks, praised the significance of the contract for the Peterborough group. She proudly supported the Type 26 program and reaffirmed her commitment to providing for the UK Royal Navy, highlighting the Mission Bay Handling System’s adaptability and appropriateness for contemporary naval operations.
