Nuclear spending committee still due by end of year
A new Commons committee to scrutinise spending and programmes across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise is still expected to be established before the end of the year, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Britain still planning up to twelve new nuclear attack submarines
The Ministry of Defence has again said that it intends to procure up to twelve SSN-AUKUS submarines, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Merlin helicopters head to Scotland to protect sub force
Four Merlin Mk2 submarine hunters and around ninety sailors moved at short notice from Cornwall to Prestwick to work over the approaches to the Clyde, tracking a new attack submarine on her dive trials and screening the waters around Britain's submarine base, according to the Royal Navy.
Faslane submarine base in Scotland to get ballistic shelters
Three contracts worth a combined £2.6m have gone to the Northern Ireland construction firm Henry Brothers for infrastructure work at HMNB Clyde, awarded by Babcock International Group.
Britain calls in industry for fleet of drone submarines
The Royal Navy has opened preliminary market engagement for the Type 93 extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle and the AUKUS Signature Payload Programme, inviting companies to register interest before any requirement is set.
British destroyer sails with five Ukrainian warships
Five Ukrainian minehunters have completed seven days of intensive training off the south coast of England, closing with a run in close formation around the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless in the eastern Solent.
HMS Dragon went from dry dock to deployment in a week
A Type 45 destroyer sent from maintenance to the eastern Mediterranean in seven days has returned to Portsmouth after 214 days away, having shielded the British bases in Cyprus from drone and missile attack.
Ministry of Defence scraps Type 31 support competition
The competition to provide through-life support for the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigates has been discontinued after the department concluded that the assumptions behind it no longer held.
Babcock signs veteran social enterprise as signage supplier
Babcock has appointed Royal British Veterans Enterprise as a signage supplier, giving the defence company a route to buy signage from a manufacturer whose workforce is largely made up of veterans and people with disabilities.
Royal Navy torpedo support overhaul named Whitehead2
A programme called WHITEHEAD2 will deliver a modernised through-life torpedo support solution for the Royal Navy from 2029, covering repair, maintenance and future capability development.
