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British ships defy Chinese warnings in South China Sea
Two Royal Navy patrol ships have finished a ten day exercise in the South China Sea alongside Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, working with fifth generation fighters, a Singaporean submarine and New Zealand boarding teams.
Thirty-three British warships left service since 2010
Thirty-three Royal Navy warships have been taken out of operational service since 2010, of which eight have been sold, fifteen recycled and ten are still waiting to be disposed of.
Most defence tech firms report a declining market
Julian David, chief executive of techUK, was giving evidence on the implications of the Defence Investment Plan for British industry.
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Sealift outline case due this financial year
The Strategic Outline Case for the Strategic Sealift Future programme, which will decide how Britain replaces the ships that move the Army's heavy equipment, is intended to be completed before the end of this financial year.
HMS Protector towed home after propulsion defects
The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Protector could not sail from Teesside to Devonport under her own power this month because of propulsion defects, and was towed instead so that engineers can work out what to do with her.
Type 31 costs rising in labour and the supply chain
Inflation is pushing up the cost of the Type 31 frigate programme across labour and the wider supply chain, and the Ministry of Defence is assessing what that does to the affordability of the programme as a whole.
Date no longer given for DragonFire on Royal Navy destroyers
The 2027 date for DragonFire on a Type 45 was given three times. Asked this week by what date it will be fitted, ministers referred back to an answer without one.
British ships defy Chinese warnings in South China Sea
Two Royal Navy patrol ships have finished a ten day exercise in the South China Sea alongside Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, working with fifth generation fighters, a Singaporean submarine and New Zealand boarding teams.
AVIATION NEWS
Britain and Germany review joint strike programme
Luke Pollard hosted the German State Secretary for Armament and Innovation at Lancaster House for talks covering Deep Precision Strike and wider defence industrial cooperation.
Simple front door for defence suppliers due this year
The Ministry of Defence intends to publish a simple front door of procurement entry points for small and medium-sized enterprises by the end of this calendar year.
RAF Chinooks and A400M to fight UK wildfires from the sky
The Royal Air Force will equip its Chinook helicopters and A400M Atlas transport aircraft to fight fires, giving Britain an aerial firefighting capability permanently based in the United Kingdom for the first time.
Hardened shelters an option for jets at RAF Akrotiri
Hardened aircraft shelters may form part of future infrastructure considerations at RAF Akrotiri, with options to improve aircraft survivability and operational resilience still being explored.
DragonFire stays a sovereign programme for now
Ministers have declined to commit Ukraine to a role in the DragonFire laser programme, saying the department is focused on maturing advanced sovereign technologies.
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Army seeks new ways to power troops on the battlefield
UK Defence Innovation has opened a Tactical Power Challenge worth £2.45 million seeking better ways to generate, store, distribute and manage electrical power for deployed forces.
Investment plan not investable as it stands, MPs told
Stephen Phipson, chief executive of MakeUK, was giving evidence alongside Kevin Craven of ADS, Julian David of techUK and Arnab Dutt of the Federation of Small Businesses.
Permanent secretary pressed five times on backloading
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence was asked five times by a member of the Defence Committee whether the Defence Investment Plan settlement is backloaded.
Streeting not comfortable with housing budget shift
More than a billion pounds was moved out of the defence housing budget during the Defence Investment Plan process.
Equipment spending fell by five billion in a year
Kevin Craven, chief executive of ADS, gave the figure during a session on the implications of the Defence Investment Plan for British industry.
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