UK outlines thinking behind binning plans for new destroyers
The MOD says crewed and uncrewed ships together bring more missiles and mass, while the exquisite Type 83 would have meant too few ships for the Navy's tasks.
Uncrewed missile ship prototype to join British fleet by 2030
A prototype uncrewed missile platform and extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels are intended to be in Royal Navy service by 2030.
Type 45 Destroyer may get life extension after all
Officials had said the destroyers would retire without life extension. A written answer now says transition planning will determine whether one happens.
Scottish shipyards likely to benefit from new warship work
It is understood that Scottish shipyards are likely to benefit from "a substantial and exciting opportunity" to build new combat vessels and drone warships.
British shipyard gearing up to build drone warships
The Navantia UK Appledore shipyard say they can build two LASV75 autonomous vessels at once.
Navy’s new hybrid warship could be built at Rosyth
Luke Pollard told MPs the Common Combat Vessel could sit in a Type 31-style production facility, and with the Clyde full of Type 26s for the time being, Rosyth looks likely.
UK to build all eight Anglo-Dutch assault ships
Luke Pollard told MPs Britain will build the Netherlands' four amphibious ships as well as the Royal Navy's four, calling it an export campaign win.
UK reviewing rules that slow drone testing, MPs told
Ministers say a regulatory sandbox in the Regulating for Growth Bill would greatly help test uncrewed systems, as a review of the rules continues.
No timeline yet for HMS Protector replacement, MPs told
Funding has been set aside to replace the Royal Navy's Antarctic patrol ship, but the MOD says the procurement method is still undecided.
Steel tariffs are pushing up costs for defence
Luke Pollard confirmed the government's own tariff rise is adding to defence costs, in the one case where the state has imposed the increase on itself.
