Chapter · 28:25-29:30

Navantia as the integrator of the F110 programme

Navantia's role illustrates how a prime contractor coordinates a multinational supplier network to produce a modern frigate.

Notes

F110 brings together hull construction, steering equipment, electronics, weapons, and other systems from several manufacturers. Navantia's responsibility extends to organising those contributions into a working ship. Its experience producing vessels in volume is associated here with the programme's pace. Damen is identified as a steering-system supplier. Electronics and other equipment involve Thales, Technobit, and BAE among several firms. A modern warship depends on the prime contractor's ability to integrate this industrial network.