DSEI 2017: Babcock details ‘Arrowhead 120’ Type 31e Frigate design
Following the publication of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSbS), Babcock has released details on its design for the Type 31e frigate at DSEI this week.
Royal Navy may have to ‘remove existing platforms’ to pay for ‘transformative advances in...
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones suggested that the Royal Navy may have to remove platforms to afford new technological capabilities in a speech at DSEI this week.
Rolls-Royce reveals plans for autonomous Naval vessel
Rolls-Royce has revealed plans for an autonomous, single role, naval vessel with a range of 3500 nautical miles.
First Sea Lord suggests Type 31 Frigates may be based in South East Asia
The information regarding potential plans for the Type 31 frigate comes to light in a speech by Admiral Sir Philip Jones, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, delivered at DSEI 2017.
HMS Diamond sails from Gibraltar to relieve HMS Ocean for disaster relief operations
HMS Diamond has sailed from Gibraltar to relieve fleet flagship HMS Ocean for disaster relief operations in the Caribbean.
HMS Ocean in Gibraltar to load up on supplies bound for the Caribbean
Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean will now sail to support the UK government’s disaster relief operation in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Government pledges to double the size of the British Merchant Navy
Shipping Minister John Hayes wants to increase the amount of trade carried under the 'Red Duster' as the government is working to double the size of the UK Ship Register from 16 to 30 million gross tonnage
Defence Secretary’s speech at the naming ceremony for HMS Prince of Wales
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon welcomes the naming of the UK's second new aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
"My Lords Ladies Gentleman, Allies and...
What if: The UXV Combatant
The UXV Combatant was designed by BVT Surface Fleet and displayed at the Defence Security and Equipment International event in 2007, would it have been a good investment?
RFA Mounts Bay delivers vital aid to Caribbean islands
RFA Mounts Bay has delivered six tonnes of emergency aid to Anguilla and will shortly arrive in the British Virgin Islands.
