Turkish Defence Minister visits British aircraft carrier

On board the aircraft carrier, Mr Wallace and Mr Akar took part in a meeting with representatives from the British defence industry.

British frigate ‘attacked’ by Norwegian F-16s in Arctic

Two Norwegian Air Force F-16s provided "a realistic foe in the Arctic skies", say the Royal Navy,

Royal Navy looking at fixed-wing carrier based drone for AEW

By 2030 the Royal Navy plan to have moved carrier based 'Airborne Early Warning' capability from Merlin helicopters to 'Vixen' fixed wing drones.

UK considering carrier based drones for aerial refuelling

The Royal Navy is looking at the use of "organic UAS Air to Air Refuelling".

American MV-22 Osprey trains with RFA Mounts Bay

Further link ups are planned this Spring when Mounts Bay joins HMS Albion and the UK’s Littoral Strike Group heads to the Baltic.

BAE secures maritime support contracts worth over £1bn

BAE Systems will retain its role supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base.

Dreadnought nuclear subs to use ‘fly by wire’ tech

'Fly-by-wire' technology, often used in aircraft, will be used by Dreadnought class submarines.

Composition of UK Carrier Strike Group confirmed

Nine ships, 5 squadrons of aircraft and 3,700 personnel will deploy to the Asia-Pacific region.

Type 31 Frigates to be known as ‘Wallace class’

The new frigates are to be named after Scottish leaders in a bid to protect the union.

Dreadnought nuclear sub project ‘supports up to 30,000 jobs’

The manufacture of the four submarines is one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in the world.

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