New British warship project awaiting delayed DIP
The Royal Navy's future Type 83 destroyer programme remains under review, with no confirmed timeline for its outline business case, after the government today directed a parliamentary question to a January answer.
US Navy commissions 26th Virginia-class submarine
The US Navy commissioned USS Idaho (SSN 799), the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut on Saturday.
Stop-start procurement damaged shipbuilding skills pipeline
Decades of last-minute and stop-start defence procurement have hollowed out the shipbuilding skills pipeline in Scotland, senior industry figures told the Scottish Affairs Committee.
Rolls-Royce MT30 selected for Australian Mogami-class frigates
The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected to power Australia's new fleet of up to 11 general-purpose frigates.
UK warship builder warns it may run out of British work
Babcock has warned there is currently no UK programme confirmed to follow the Type 31 frigate at Rosyth, with the company looking to export orders to sustain the workforce while calling on government to provide long-term contract certainty.
HII wins Royal Navy underwater drone support contract
The Ministry of Defence has awarded a GBP 3 million contract to HII Unmanned Systems Inc for in-service support of the Royal Navy's REMUS 100 and REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle fleets.
British carrier puts to sea to prepare to protect Atlantic
HMS Prince of Wales has sailed from Portsmouth to begin preparations for the deployment of the Carrier Strike Group to the High North and North Atlantic later this year, the Royal Navy confirmed, with the carrier set to operate under NATO's Arctic Sentry mission.
Britain is about to have two aircraft carriers at sea
Britain is set to have two aircraft carriers at sea for the first time in over a year, after HMS Queen Elizabeth completed a major maintenance period at Babcock's Rosyth dockyard this week and HMS Prince of Wales is due to sail from Portsmouth this evening.
Royal Navy seeks low-cost small drone boats for targets
The Royal Navy is looking for industry options to convert a rigid hull inflatable boat or similar vessel into a remotely operated uncrewed surface vehicle to be used as a mobile target in naval exercises.
Royal Navy tests drone tech for North Atlantic sub hunting
The Royal Navy has completed a four-month trial with industry partners testing off-the-shelf drone and autonomous technology for anti-submarine warfare in the North Atlantic, under the Atlantic Bastion programme.
