"Mr Searle made clear that BAE Systems had 'no plan B' for the build of Type 26 elsewhere in the United Kingdom' if there is a Yes vote - reflecting the fact that they are ending shipbuilding capacity at Portsmouth.

So, Teribus, either in Scotland or not at all."

Nope Jim, the choice facing Mr Searle will be build them where we tell you or you will not build them at all. In that case BAE will build them where they are told to build them and decisions relating to Portsmouth could easily be reversed.

"In August 2011 it was reported that the UK Government, together with BAE Systems, was considering entering into partnership with the Indian MoD and private defence shipyards in India to jointly design and build the Type 26/Global Combat Ship"

Perfectly correct it is highly likely that Type 26 Frigates will be built for Australia, Brazil and India. Those being built for Australia and Brazil would be built in the UK along with those being built for the Royal Navy, while there would be no problem at all with India building their Type 26's in India.

The one place they will not be built is in independent Scotland. The decision to award the contract will be political as much as anything else.

If Scotland votes YES on the 18th September 2014, then no Government or political party in their right mind will sign all that work away to a foreign country with a UK General Election happening in late spring early summer 2015 - to allow that work to go "abroad" would be political suicide - same thing goes for the Currency Union that Jowly Eck says will happen - absolute political poison for any UK political party.