BAE awarded £87m contract by the US to deliver Archerfish mine neutralisers
Archerfish is manufactured in the UK at BAE's Broad Oak facility in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and Hillend facility in Dunfermline, Fife.
American nuclear submarine departs Faslane
The USS John Warner, a Virginia class nuclear submarine, has left the Clyde after a routine port call.
‘British Sea Power reborn’ as two aircraft carriers get ready to sail
This is the first time two British aircraft carriers have been at sea for quite a while.
NATO’s new Atlantic command declared operational
Joint Force Command Norfolk will protect sea lanes between Europe and North America. Day-to-day NATO maritime operations will continue to be run out of Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) in the United Kingdom.
U.S. Navy and Royal Navy conduct mine hunting and countermeasures exercise
"The ability for the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy to conduct interoperability exercises together is essential to ensure that freedom of navigation is maintained."
Upgraded torpedo ‘on cusp of service’ after Scottish trials
What the Ministry of Defence call the world’s most advanced torpedo is "on the cusp of entering service" after extensive trials in Scotland, say the Royal Navy.
UK ‘must show greater ambition’ in Arctic security
The United Kingdom "must show greater ambition and apply more resources to address the developing security situation in the Arctic and the High North", says a report published by the Defence Sub-Committee.
HMS Queen Elizabeth departure delayed until Monday
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth was due to sail this afternoon, that has now been postponed.
British flagship ‘fends off air attacks’ from French jets
French Rafale jets launched an assault against Royal Navy flagship HMS Albion as her task group passed the Brittany peninsula. The exercise was designed to allow French pilots to practise their anti-ship tactics and the Royal Navy to practice defending against air attack.
HMS Queen Elizabeth to sail today
HMS Queen Elizabeth will depart Portsmouth today for the upcoming GroupEx and Exercise Joint Warrior 20-2.
