... of the ability that shipyards, workers, and suppliers in the United Kingdom have to produce and deliver these vessels at the pace and in the order planned by the MOD This analysis, done at the ... For the most part, the suppliers not rely on MOD business, so they are less subject to the variations in demand (in contrast with the shipyards) Further, most of the suppliers are based in the United ... (2003) 6 The United Kingdom s Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base: The Next 15 Years the programmes themselves, the number of ships, and the timings are speculative—particularly for the second...