British aircraft carrier returns home
The most significant peacetime deployment of the Royal Navy in a quarter of a century, led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has now ended.
HMS Queen Elizabeth to return home on Thursday
HMS Queen Elizabeth will return to Portsmouth on Thursday afternoon after completing a massive global deployment leading her Carrier Strike Group to the Pacific and back.
UK is a ‘strong, powerful country’ says Chief of Defence Staff
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has highlighted that the UK is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, a nuclear power, a trading power and the world’s fifth-largest economy.
Sailor arrested after F-35 aircraft carrier crash video leak
A credible source, wishing to remain unnamed has confirmed that an arrest has been made in connection with the leaked footage of an F-35 crashing on take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Ministry of Defence looking to purchase ‘special purpose ship’
The vessel, a new ship of around 500 tonnes, will be procured through a £9m contract and will support trials for "autonomy development".
Babcock cite Type 31 project as driver behind revenue growth
In the firm's half-year financial results, Babcock report that revenue is up 8% with the bulk of that being due to the Type 31 Frigate programme at Rosyth, Scotland.
Royal Navy outline plans for autonomous mine-hunting systems
'MHC Block 2' is the mainstay of the full MCM vessel capability replacement project with the decision point on the project planned for 2024.
Divers from HMS Grimsby train in River Clyde
HMS Grimsby's dive team have been practising on the River Clyde (the ship also photobombed my wedding, so that's cool).
Babcock complete ‘frigate factory’ in Rosyth
In addition to a new facility that is able to build two frigates at the same time, Babcock also announced that they will be expanding their shipbuilding workforce in Scotland by 500 people.
Video emerges showing British F-35B aircraft carrier crash
Earlier in the month, a British F-35B ended up crashing into the sea after taking off from HMS Queen Elizabeth. Here's the footage...
