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Fleet Solid Support ships on schedule and budget, UK says
The UK Ministry of Defence said construction of three Fleet Solid Support ships remains on schedule and within budget, with service entry planned for the early 2030s. The £1.6 billion programme covers RFA Resurgent, Reliant and Resourceful, with Navantia UK leading fabrication and final assembly for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The update accompanied the opening of Belfast's Resurgent Hall, adding 5,000 square metres of fabrication space with cranes, robotic plasma cutting and a mechanised panel line. The ships will replenish naval task groups with munitions, stores and provisions, extending deployments by carriers and other warships.