Tom Dunlop

Ships like the USS John P. Murtha are essential for their "unique capabilities that make them ideal platforms to support special operations forces".

The inaugural handover to the RAF is projected for late 2024, with RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland set to house the fleet.

Work has begun revamping the world-famous Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast so it can build three new support ships for the Royal Navy.

The tech provides "real-time training for personnel who integrate Joint Fires, including both surface-to-surface and air-to-surface fires."

"...improvements have included: increasing trainee throughput by improving syllabi, training delivery and course sequencing"

The flight was part of a visit that AVM Marshall is conducting to gain a better understanding of the role of US Strategic Command and the B-2 stealth bomber’s capabilities to penetrate an adversary's most sophisticated defences.

The exercise, one of the largest in the region, witnesses the participation of some 30 warships and 3,200 personnel from 14 nations.

Airlander is on the radar for airborne defence logistics and long-endurance airborne communication and surveillance applications, especially with its capability to carry sizeable payloads. #DSEI23

The ROTV, labelled as EIVA ScanFish L, upon delivery, will be amalgamated with the Royal Navy's seabed warfare 'system of systems'. #DSEI23

Senior figures from the Defence Suppliers Forum have joined forces with graduates and apprentices from the defence sector aboard a Royal Naval vessel at #DSEI23.