Pollard calls for interchangeable northern European navies
Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, has called for Joint Expeditionary Force nations to join up their defence supply chains.
First Sea Lord rejects claims hybrid navy is moving too fast
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, the First Sea Lord, has rejected criticism that the hybrid navy is too ambitious.
Ocean Infinity picked for British drone sub-hunting network
Ocean Infinity Solutions has been picked for Atlantic Net, a £90 million network of drones, sensors and AI to help find Russian submarines
Kongsberg pitches Type 92 sub hunter for Royal Navy needs
Kongsberg Maritime has launched the Arctic Hunter, an uncrewed vessel it is adapting for the Royal Navy’s Type 92 anti-submarine programme.
Royal Navy commissions its first autonomous squadron
The Royal Navy has commissioned the 1st Autonomous Squadron in Portsmouth, a unit of around 180 personnel, the same as a Type 23 frigate.
NATO sub hunters in Baltic exercise to face drone attacks
NATO warships hunting German and Swedish submarines in the Baltic will also face drone attacks they don't know are coming, commanders told the UK Defence Journal in Stockholm. #DynamicMerlin
Second Type 26 frigate takes final shape with twin masts
HMS Cardiff, the second of the Royal Navy’s Type 26 anti-submarine frigates, has had two 17-metre pole masts fitted above her mission bay at BAE Systems’ Scotstoun yard on the Clyde, giving the ship her final profile.
UK weighs cost of further repairs to HMS Protector
The Ministry of Defence is assessing whether further repair of HMS Protector is worth the cost, and her continued service depends on investment across a range of systems.
US shipbuilder gave input on SSN-AUKUS, but UK holds design
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding has given advice and technical input on inserting US technology into the SSN-AUKUS design, while design authority remains with the UK.
New nuclear missile sub budget stays within estimate
Luke Pollard, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, has said the forecast cost of the four Dreadnought submarines remains within the £41 billion estimated in 2015, with the first entering service in the early 2030s.
