Plasan sign contract with BAE to provide armour for Type 26 Frigates

Israeli firm Plasan have announced that they have signed a contract with BAE Systems, to provide armour for the Type 26 Frigate fleet.

BAE-Leonardo ammunition could triple Type 26 Frigate gun range

BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced new precision-guided ammunition that could see the effective firing range of the Mk 45 naval gun tripled, the same gun that will be fitted to the Type 26 Frigate.

HMS Montrose visits Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean

The visit by HMS Montrose is the first time this century that a British warship has visited the island.

CSEU say Government is ‘slowly killing the shipbuilding industry’

The Confederation of Shipbuilding Unions have slammed the recently published Modernising Defence Programme.

HMS Chiddingfold returns to water following upkeep

BAE Systems have returned HMS Chiddingfold to the water following what they say has been the most extensive package of work ever carried out to the plastic hulls of any Hunt Class mine countermeasure vessels.

HMS Mersey deployed to patrol English Channel

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is understood to have deployed HMS Mersey to the English Channel within hours of receiving a request from the Home Secretary to help with what he calls a 'migrant crisis'.

Joint UK-French Sea Venom anti-ship missile takes part in further trials

MBDA's Sea Venom-ANL anti-ship missile has successfully conducted a further firing trial, passing a significant new milestone for the programme.

NATO conducts ‘Focused Security Patrol’ in Eastern Mediterranean

NATO ships, submarines and maritime patrol and airborne early warning aircraft, conducted a focused security patrol in the eastern Mediterranean Sea last month.

Arming the Type 26 Frigate with land attack missiles ‘currently being considered’

Options are currently being considered for arming the Type 26 Frigate with land attack missiles.

National Shipbuilding Strategy criticised for undermining UK capability

Paul Sweeney, MP for Glasgow North East, discussed issues surrounded the National Shipbuilding Strategy during a debate on UK sovereign capability in Parliament today.

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