HMS Dauntless fires main gun for first time in 7 years
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless recently conducted the first live firing of its 4.5" gun in seven years.
Huge Glasgow ‘frigate factory’ planning permission granted
Planning permission has bene granted for a huge new shipbuilding hall at the BAE Systems site in Govan, with work on the first ship to be built in the facility starting in 2024.
Royal Navy gets new surveillance drone
The high-definition imagery and radar data from the Peregrine drone will be fed directly into warship Combat Management Systems.
Britain starts construction on new nuclear missile submarine
Steel has been cut today on HMS Warspite, the third of four new nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed Dreadnought Class submarines.
HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Scotland to load ammunition
The aircraft carrier is heading to Glenmallan in Scotland, where it will restock its ammunition supply.
British aircraft in the Irish Sea heading to Scotland
HMS Queen Elizabeth is currently in the Irish Sea exercising with Texan training aircraft from RAF Valley in Wales on her way north to Scotland to take on ammunition.
Umoe Mandal contracted for more Type 26 Frigate masts
BAE Systems has contracted Norwegian shipyard Umoe Mandal to deliver advanced lightweight composite mast structures for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates.
Rolls-Royce test mtu engines with hydrogen
Rolls-Royce has confirmed the successful completion of trials for a 12-cylinder gas variant of the mtu Series 4000 L64 engine, which operates on 100% hydrogen fuel.
American countermeasures contract awarded to BAE Systems
BAE Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire has been awarded a $66 million contract modification for radio frequency countermeasures for the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Foreign Military Sales customer fighter aircraft.
Defence Secretary confirms Type 32 Frigate still planned
The Defence Secretary has confirmed that the Type 32 Frigate is still being planned despite earlier rumours of cancellation, offering an explanation for why the class hasn't yet been funded.
