HMS Ocean visits Egypt
HMS Ocean is the first major UK warship to visit the Egyptian port of Alexandria in over 8 years.
MoD paid £100 million premium on new patrol ships
It is understood that the Ministry of Defence paid an extra £100 million for new Offshore Patrol vessels in order to satisfy a requirement...
British Frigate intercepts Russian carrier group off Scotland
HMS Richmond, a Type 23 frigate, is escorting the Russian carrier group which is understood to be heading to the Mediterranean Sea.
Type 31 Frigate cost expected to exceed £350 million
A Briefing Paper has indicated that the Type 31 Frigate programme is expected by industry to exceed previously estimated costs.
Supercarrier’s first squadron ‘refreshed, refocused, remarinised’
820 Naval Air Squadron is focused on providing the first aviation component for HMS Queen Elizabeth when she leaves Rosyth next year.
Type 26 Frigate build will not begin until April ‘at the earliest’
A Briefing Paper has estimated that the Type 26 Frigate will not begin until April 2017 at the earliest.
Russian carrier group to transit English Channel
Russia is expected to send an aircraft carrier battle group through the English Channel later this month.
Britain forced to send landing ship to hunt arms traffickers
Landing ship RFA Mounts Bay is patrolling the Mediterranean to counter illegal arms traffickers, a task usually performed by a frigate or destroyer. RFA Mounts...
US strikes after missile attack on warship
An American warship has destroyed radar sites in Yemen after the USS Mason came under missile attack.
BAE sign contract to provide Combat Systems Integration Service for the Royal Navy
BAE Systems has signed a ten-and-a-half-year contract to provide the Royal Navy with combat systems integration services to both in-service and future platforms.
