Defence Secretary makes major announcement regarding the National Shipbuilding Strategy
The new National Shipbuilding Strategy will see warships built in the UK with the hope they will be 'delivered to time and to cost', while giving industry strategic direction.
Type 31 Frigate plans unveiled, five £250m vessels expected to be assembled in Scotland
The National Shipbuilding Strategy reveals that the government are to buy at least five Type 31 Frigates, and share the construction between shipyards around the UK.
UK committed to 24 British F-35s onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth by 2023
ICYMI: In addition to 24 F-35Bs, the carrier air wing will also feature around 14 helicopters with numbers depending on operational requirements.
The BAE Cutlass, could this be the new Type 31 Frigate?
Plans to acquire a new class of “more affordable” Type 31 Frigate were announced as part of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Automation at sea, a look at the weapons handling system aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
The highly mechanised weapons handling system aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth is perhaps one of the most complex systems aboard, moving palletised munitions around the vessel to connect the magazines, hangar and flight deck.
HMS Diamond sails for the Gulf for nine month operational deployment
Destroyer HMS Diamond has sailed from Portsmouth Naval Base for a nine-month operational deployment.
HMS Prince of Wales entry to service will be ‘more efficient’ thanks to lessons...
The second Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, will benefit from 'lessons learned' in the construction of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
Campaign to name new frigate HMS Plymouth picks up speed
The campaign to name a new City class frigate after Plymouth appears to be picking up speed.
RFA Tidesurge named in South Korea
The third of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s new Tide class tankers, RFA Tidesurge, has been formally named.
WATCH: Sea Ceptor air defence missile in successful first firing
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin announced today that the first firings of the new Sea Ceptor air defence missile have been successfully conducted.
