A guide to the currently unnamed vessel that will replace HMS Gleaner

HMS Gleaner has ended her career in the Royal Navy, a replacement vessel will be in service in May 2018 but what will that replacement look like?

HMS Gleaner returns to Plymouth flying decommissioning pennant, replacement to enter service soon

HMS Gleaner recently conducted survey operations in Portsmouth supporting HMS Queen Elizabeth as one of the final tasks of her career.

BAE Systems awarded Mk4 Naval Gun contract by Finland

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Finnish Navy and its Hamina Class Squadron 2000 fast attack craft.

MoD equipment plan omits cost of buying five Type 31e frigates amid accusations of...

The NAO report found that the MoD had not included £9.6 billion of forecast costs in the equipment plan.

Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Duncan enters Black Sea

British Destroyer HMS Duncan has sailed through the Bosphorus Straight and into the Black Sea, a move described by Russian media recently as 'clear provocation'.

£500m Faslane construction project to create over 1000 new construction jobs

The company behind the development say it will prepare the base for the "next generation of ballistic missile submarines and extend the life of existing nuclear facilities for another 25 years."

HMS Queen Elizabeth sailing delayed due to sprinkler system glitch

HMS Queen Elizabeth will not be leaving Portsmouth today after a software glitched caused the hangar sprinkler system to turn on.

Type 31e Frigate work could go to Clyde and other yards

Babcock recently announced it will lead a team of industry partners in a bid for the new £1.25 billion Type 31e Frigate with work to be undertaken in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.

HMS Queen Elizabeth to visit Gibraltar in the coming weeks

The Ministry of Defence have confirmed plans for aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to visit the British territory of Gibraltar in the coming weeks.

General Electric win contract to ‘enable critical de-risking work’ for Type 26 Frigate propulsion...

Guto Bebb, the recently appointed UK Minister for Defence Procurement, visited the Clyde today and announced some Type 26 Frigate news after accepting a new OPV.

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