Submarine fleet size conditional on Barrow output, MPs told
Delivery of the Royal Navy's next-generation attack submarine fleet is conditional on productivity improvements at the Barrow shipyard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard has told the House of Commons.
British carrier launches fighter jets to protect NATO
F-35s from HMS Prince of Wales are flying NATO air policing over Iceland, a first for a European carrier, as the UK takes new alliance commands.
Russian Bear buzzes British aircraft carrier in Arctic
Two F-35Bs intercepted the Tu-142 after it passed low and close to the carrier, ignored radio calls and dropped tens of sonobuoys nearby.
UK starts defining Dreadnought successor this Parliament
The Defence Investment Plan confirms requirement work on the post-Dreadnought deterrent will begin before the first Dreadnought has even entered service.
Britain to start building new nuclear attack subs next year
The Defence Investment Plan confirms construction of the first of up to 12 next-generation attack submarines will begin at Barrow in 2027.
UK seeks naval missile silos that fire without crews aboard
An RFI asks industry for launchers able to stay ready to fire for 30 days with no human interaction, aboard both warships and uncrewed vessels.
British drone warships could boost shipbuilding industry
Six crewed command ships, plus an uncrewed fleet that could top sixty hulls, for a cancelled eleven destroyers and frigates. Measured by yards not tonnage, the hybrid Navy could boost British shipbuilding more than the ships it drops.
Thales workers back strike action in pay row
Around 300 staff at Govan and Reading have voted for industrial action after rejecting a below-inflation pay offer, Unite says, with final talks scheduled.
RFA recruitment improving after years of shortfalls
Applications to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are at a five-year high and voluntary outflow is falling, the MOD says, though challenges remain.
Status of RFA Fort Victoria remains unclear
Ministers say the solid support ship will be "regenerated in accordance with defence needs", language previously applied to HMS Albion and Bulwark.
