Royal Navy chase away Spanish vessel from Gibraltar
HMS Sabre repelled Spanish vessels from waters off the Gibraltar last week.
Trident renewal faces £2.9bn black hole warns National Audit Office
The Ministry of Defence is facing a £2.9 billion black hole in its programme to renew Britain's Trident nuclear weapons system, the National Audit Office has warned.
Clyde Construction Framework awarded by DIO
A 10 year 'Clyde Construction Framework' framework has been awarded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Defence Minister visits flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, HMS Duncan
Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster visited Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan and other NATO warships in the Black Sea on a visit to Georgia last week, say the MoD.
Russia’s new Poseidon underwater drone to carry Nuclear warhead
Russia's Poseidon underwater drone currently under development will be able to carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes to destroy enemy naval bases, a source in the Russian defence sector told TASS on Thursday.
Lockheed Martin awarded $41m for Trident missile production and support
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $40,790,312 contract for Trident II D5 missile production and deployed system support.
Shipbuilding order ‘must not be downgraded’ demand shipbuilders union
GMB, the union for shipbuilding workers, say the Conservative Government must not be allowed to downgrade British naval capability any more by 'sneaking' out of their obligation to build three auxiliary vessels.
Why F-35 trials aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth will be conducted by American jets flown...
The first jets that will perform F-35 trials on-board HMS Queen Elizabeth will be mostly American owned but flown by British pilots.
French Navy aircraft train with US Navy
French sailors embarked aboard the USS Bush to conduct carrier qualifications, a series of arrested landings and takeoffs from an aircraft carrier done regularly by squadrons to maintain their naval aviation proficiency.
Fleet Solid Support ship order reduced, now two ships with option for third
The formal tender document reveals only two support vessels are guaranteed to be built, with the third now only being an "option".