Apprentices BAE and Babcock cannot take offered elsewhere
Strong apprenticeship applicants who cannot be offered a place by BAE Systems or Babcock will be put in front of smaller firms in the same communities.
Streeting declines to discuss Faslane shelters
The Secretary of State for Defence has declined to discuss reported ballistic shelters at Faslane in open session, telling the Defence Committee there is a difference between what others report and what the department is willing to say.
Cable saboteurs to face up to fourteen years in jail
Those who intentionally damage critical undersea energy and telecoms infrastructure would face prison sentences of up to fourteen years and unlimited fines under proposals published this week.
Ministers monitoring Type 31 schedule risk with Babcock
The Ministry of Defence continues to monitor delivery performance for the Type 31 frigate programme and is working with the company to manage schedule risks.
Type 45 extension not part of the plan, committee told
The Ministry of Defence does not want to extend the life of the Type 45 destroyers and would rather spend the money on new technology, according to evidence given to the Defence Committee.
All four sealift ships to get extensive refits
All four Point class roll-on roll-off vessels are scheduled for an extensive refit under the Strategic Sealift Interim contract, with Eddystone and Hartland Point dry docking this year and Hurst Point and Anvil Point following in 2027.
Navy drone project kept quiet to protect advantage
Project HORUS is supporting an urgent operational requirement, and the Ministry of Defence will not specify the platforms involved, the length of the contract or the timing of a procurement decision.
Dreadnought reactor still on schedule, minister says
Ministers have confirmed that good progress is being made in developing and manufacturing the Rolls-Royce PWR3 reactor for the Dreadnought class submarines.
New nuclear sub design review finished ahead of schedule
The SSN-AUKUS Preliminary Design Review was conducted in June and concluded on 1 July, three months earlier than the September date it had been expected to meet.
Britain still plans new nuclear sub every eighteen months
Ministers have confirmed that the intention remains to procure up to twelve SSN-AUKUS submarines.
