Dreadnought sub project ‘supports up to 30,000 jobs’
The Dreadnought class will be the Royal Navy’s biggest, most powerful and most technically advanced submarines.
Babcock contract extended for Royal Navy 4.5 inch guns
Babcock and BAE have been awarded a contract extension to continue support to the Royal Navy’s 4.5 Mk8 Medium Calibre Guns.
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.
