Britain looks to restore ship-building industry with new frigates

Britain will announce on Thursday the preferred bidder for the design of the new Type 31 frigate, the government said, as it looks to rebuild its once-mighty shipbuilding industry.Babcock, BAE Systems and Atlas Elektronik UK have all submitted designs for the frigate."(The) UK is an outward-looking island nation, and we need a shipbuilding industry and Royal Navy that reflect the importance of the seas to our security and prosperity," Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement.