Type 31e Frigate build programme pause ‘Body Blow for Shipbuilding’ say union
GMB, the shipbuilding union, says a Ministry of Defence decision to halt a vital Type 31e frigate order is a body blow to shipbuilding communities.
Type 31e Frigate programme suspended
The Ministry of Defence has been forced to delay the Type 31e Frigate programme.
Type 26 final proposal submitted for the Canadian Surface Combatant project
Canada's Combat Ship Team submitted its final proposal for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project to prime contractor Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, the design is an adapted Type 26 Frigate.
Defence Secretary and Australian Minister for Defence tour Glasgow shipyard
The visit comes almost a year after construction started on GLASGOW, the first Type 26 Frigate.
NATO naval fleets exercise in the Black Sea
Two NATO Naval Groups are participating in Breeze 2018, a Bulgarian-led annual naval exercise.
Japan considers F-35B for helicopter carriers
Japan is officially drawing up plans to acquire the F-35B, according to local media.
New Aircraft Carrier Prince of Wales takes on fuel for first time
Aircraft Carrier Prince of Wales has taken a major step forward following the delivery of fuel.
Lockheed Martin Wins $450m contract for Littoral Combat Ship variant for Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin has won $450 million contract for long-lead-time material and detail design in support of the construction of four Multi Mission Surface Combatant ships.
The Type 45 engine problems – it’s not the Royal Navy’s fault
The Type 45 destroyer is often regarded as the most advanced guided missile destroyer in the world.
HMS Protector concludes brief survey mission in Diego Garcia
Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Protector has completed her brief survey mission in the unusually temperate climate of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
