HMS Albion prepares for amphibious trials after £90m refit
HMS Albion is beginning a month and a half of training as part of her Operational Sea Training package.
£100m Royal Navy communications systems support contract awarded
Thales has won a 7 year £100m contract with the Royal Navy to provide communications systems support to the fleet.
Thales SMART-L radar tracks ballistic missiles at 1,500km ‘without difficulties’
A derivative of SMART-L, S1850M, is operational on the Royal Navy's Type 45 Destroyers and new British Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
‘When seeing is believing’ – ACA discuss Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier radar systems
The Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers have radars that provide 360-degree visibility out to 400km – in other words, the distance from Portsmouth to Kendal, in the Lake District.
Ships shoot down missiles off Scottish coast
Ships from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom are engaged in a live-fire integrated missile defence exercise off the Scottish coast.
Senior Royal Navy officer resigns as Royal Navy faces drastic cuts
Rear-Admiral Alex Burton, commander UK maritime forces, has reportedly decided to resign from the Royal Navy in the face of mounting speculation over cuts.
NATO Secretary General visits Faslane near Glasgow
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, Scotland, at the invitation of Michael Fallon.
The Queen Elizabeth class and their Integrated Mission System
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance have detailed the the Integrated Mission System that can be found aboard the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
RFA Mounts Bay continues support in the Caribbean
RFA Mounts Bay has returned to the British Virgin Islands and has docked off the coast of Tortola after assisting Dominica in the relief operations that followed hurricane Maria.
QinetiQ to support international maritime exercise Formidable Shield off Scotland
QinetiQ is due to support eight NATO countries in the Outer Hebrides as they take part in an international maritime exercise, Formidable Shield.
