UK awards £40m contract for Phalanx CIWS support
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract of up to five years to Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited for "Contracting for Availability services for the Phalanx – CIWS" from February 2023.
A fire occurred onboard a NATO warship off the Norwegian coast
Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton, flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, caught fire off the coast of Norway this morning. The fire has now been extinguished.
Carrier ‘Identification Friend or Foe’ system support contract awarded
A £299K contract has been placed with Leonardo to support the 'Identification Friend or Foe' system installed on then Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
Carrier Strike Group shows Britain ‘can do soft and hard power with quality’
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group show that Britain "can do both soft and hard power, and do it with quality".
New images of Type 26 Frigate HMS Glasgow
Images show the current status of HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 Frigates, as the warship is being built on the River Clyde.
British Carrier Strike Group transiting Suez Canal
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group are heading north through the Suez Canal on the return leg of their global deployment.
Airbus detail how they delivered secure milsatcoms to UK Carrier Strike Group
Airbus say that it is delivering the primary satellite communications capabilities to HMS Queen Elizabeth's Carrier Strike Group on its inaugural maritime deployment.
BAE planning to expand Glasgow shipyard
BAE Systems has submitted a planning application that would see the 'Ship Block Outfit Hall' at its Govan shipyard in Glasgow expanded.
Carrier group frigate HMS Richmond enters Mediterranean
HMS Richmond, a Type 23 Frigate assigned to HMS Queen Elizabeth's Carrier Strike Group, is leading the fleet into the Mediterranean Sea.
Only one Joint Warrior exercise to run next year
According to a response to a Freedom of Information request just one Joint Warrior exercise is scheduled to run next year, between the 1st and 13th of October.
