BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK. This new […]
BAE Systems has received a £230 million (about $315 million) contract from the Royal Navy to upgrade Spearfish and Sting Ray torpedoes. Spearfish torpedoes – which use sonar to home in on targets – are carried […]
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Thursday welcomed Britain’s plan to dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group to waters in the western Pacific amid China’s growing maritime assertiveness. During a video conference with his British […]
For decades, science fiction has been telling us that jet packs are right around the corner. But, while it seems there will still be some time before any of us are using them to get […]
British MP Jeremy Quin, Minister of State for Defence Procurement, shed some fresh light on the future Type 32 frigate of the Royal Navy today, answering a parliamentary question: The Type 32 will serve as […]
A fifth attack submarine at Barrow has been officially named with a bottle of cider and without the usual crowd. The new Astute-class vessel Anson, was blessed by the Venerable Martyn Gough, Archdeacon for the […]
Britain is working on a plan to take control of one of Britain’s oldest steelmakers to secure the supply chain for the country’s nuclear submarine fleet, Sky News reported on Saturday. The Ministry of Defence […]
According to the Royal Navy, Albion is leading the Littoral Response Group (Experimentation) deployment, comprising destroyer HMS Dragon, amphibious support ship RFA Lyme Bay and elements of 3 Commando Brigade. “The ships are on a […]
According to the Korea Herald newspaper, the UK Government and Babcock International, which led the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier design process, « are said to be actively engaging with their South Korean counterparts ». Babcock would […]
Australia and the UK have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on building new frigates, say the Ministry of Defence. The MoU signed this week re-enforces the two countries’ commitment to working together on delivering […]
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