Type 31e Frigates could be built in yards in both Scotland and England
Babcock and BMT recently signed a cooperation agreement which could see the Type 31e Frigate built in Rosyth, Scotland and Appledore, Devon if their bid is successful.
New Royal Navy base opens in Gulf
Britain has expanded its permanent presence in the Gulf with the opening of the United Kingdom Naval Support Facility at a ceremony at Mina Salman port in Bahrain.
US, UK award $126m contract for missile tube long-lead items for Dreadnought and Colombia...
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp is being awarded a $126,194,750 contract for the purchase of missile tube long-lead-time material in support of the Columbia class and Dreadnought class fleet ballistic missile submarines.
BREAKING: Royal Navy flagship in drydock for extended period, found to have no engine
A heavily armed Royal Navy vessel that's been drydocked in Portsmouth for an extended period is at the centre of a scandal this morning as it's found the vessel has no engine.
Royal Navy down to only ONE commissioned ship of the line
New figures have shown that HMS Victory is the only commissioned ship of the line in the ENTIRE fleet, the lowest number in centuries.
Royal Navy to order third aircraft carrier due to Russian threat
A leaked consultation document appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent...
UK awards $27 million Trident missile engineering support contract to Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Space System is being awarded a $27,057,230 contract to provide the United Kingdom with engineering and technical support services and deliverable materials for the Trident II Missile System.
Life extended Trident II D5 missile test completes successfully
With modernised electronics and upgraded avionics subsystems, the Trident II D5 LE configuration will be in service with the US Navy and Royal Navy through the 2040s.
Australian Navy conducts emergency repairs to HMS Sutherland in Sydney
The Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Support Unit has been called in to provide maintenance support to British frigate HMS Sutherland, currently on deployment in the Pacific, following weather-related damage to its galley.
Third new Tide class tanker arrives in UK
The third of four new support tankers to be delivered to the UK has arrived in Cornwall for customisation and trials before entering service with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and being deployed on operations with the Royal Navy.
