US, UK order Trident II D5 guidance units
The US and UK have placed an order for the production of Trident guidance units.
Unmanned ‘force multipliers’ being considered for use on Queen Elizabeth carriers
Unmanned 'force multipliers' resulting from the Tempest programme might find their way onto the Queen Elizabeth class.
Meet SPIMM, a self protection module for ships
SPIMM consists of a SIMBAD-RC automated naval turret equipped with two ready-to-fire Mistral missiles and a 360° infrared panoramic system to detect and track air and surface threats.
Spanish warship orders vessels to leave British Gibraltar waters
The Spanish warship can be heard in a recording of a radio exchange demanding ships at Gibraltar "leave Spanish territorial waters".
NATO MARCOM and University of Plymouth Host Sea Power Conference
NATO Maritime Command and the Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power and Strategy at Plymouth University co-hosted the second annual MARCOM-DCSS Sea Power Conference, focusing on the Allied maritime dimension of deterrence.
NATO ships conduct advanced training in Eastern Mediterranean
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) ships are taking their at sea training to an advanced level, performing Force Integration Training while patrolling in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, say the Alliance.
USS Porter departs Plymouth after waiting on storm to pass
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Porter has departed Plymouth, following a port visit during a storm.
Concern that Type 26 Frigate engine work could go to France
Concern has been expressed by the Chairman of the Defence Select Committee that engine production could be taken away from GE Power in Rugby and given to a French firm in Nancy.
US Navy awards BAE $136m contract to modernise USS Bulkeley
BAE Systems has won a potential $136.2m firm-fixed-price contract from the US Navy for maintenance, repair and modernisation of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Bulkeley.
Royal Marines exercise with US Marines
The Royal Navy say that 45 Commando are the guinea pigs for a new initiative by the head of the US Marine Corps, General Robert B Neller, who is determined to better prepare his men for battle – by pitching them against their peers.
