BAE ‘had to reduce the employment in Clyde yards’ due to Type 26 Frigate...
The five Offshore Patrol Vessels ordered to fill the gap created by the delay have 'taken up quite a bit of slack but not all of it', according to Sir John Parker.
Labour blast government over aircraft carrier sea trial delay ‘farce’
A delay to the start of sea trials of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth have been branded a "farce" by a Labour Lord.
HMS Queen Elizabeth could deploy before 2020 in the event of an ‘operational emergency’
The Ministry of Defence has examined the feasibility of deploying Carrier Strike before December 2020 and advised against this in anything other than an operational emergency.
Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Hobart completes sea trials
HMAS Hobart, first-of-class of Australia's three new Aegis-equipped Air Warfare Destroyers has completed five weeks of sea trials.
HMS Monmouth conducts sovereignty patrol off Gibraltar
Accompanied by HMS Sabre and HMS Scimitar, frigate HMS Monmouth conducted a 'sovereignty patrol' of territorial waters off Gibraltar.
US Navy conducts Hellfire missile test from Littoral Combat Ship
The US Navy has conducted a test firing of the Surface to Surface Missile Module from a Littoral Combat Ship.
New Offshore Patrol Vessel formally named in Glasgow
HMS Forth, first of five new Offshore Patrol Vessels has been formally named in Glasgow today.
Calls for Royal Navy to ‘protect Gibraltar’ after Brexit
A former Ministry of Defence adviser has said that Royal Navy warships should be sent to Gibraltar to ‘protect it from Spain’.
IOC for carrier strike ‘will consist of one carrier, one squadron of Lightnings and...
The initial operating capability for carrier strike, which is scheduled for December 2020, will consist of 'one carrier, one squadron of Lightnings and Crowsnest'.
SharpEye radar for Batch 2 River class offshore patrol vessels
Kelvin Hughes has been selected to supply its SharpEye radar system for the new Batch 2 River class offshore patrol vessels HMS Forth, HMS Medway, HMS Trent, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey.
