BMT Investigates Options for Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant

Naval design consultancy BMT Defence Services Ltd has recently completed a Balance of Investment (BoI) study on a possible Future Surface Combatant warship for the Royal Navy. The Defence Procurement Agency's (DPA's) use of BMT, strengthens the company’s reputation and presence as a key player in supporting the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in determining the UK’s future fleet make up.

"This was an excellent opportunity to help the DPA in providing a robust understanding of the cost and programme risks involved with procuring complex warships. As one of the world’s leading independent naval design houses, our technical understanding matched with our knowledge of the art of the possible made us a unique MoD contractor in carrying out this work," says Roger Cooper, Managing Director of BMT Defence Services.

With a ship design heritage stretching back over 15 years, BMT has provided winning designs for the new CVF aircraft carrier programme and the B2TC submarine (design forerunner to the Astute class).

The BoI study provided an understanding of the large scale investment decisions to consider when acquiring a new warship. A range of potential solutions were deliberated and realistic options were then reviewed against capability, time, cost and risk.