Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has released plans for the procurement of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31e frigates. The announcement follows on the heels of Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon unveiling of the MoD’s ambitious new National Shipbuilding Strategy, outlining a commitment to encourage a more competitive industry, grow jobs across ...
HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the Royal Navy’s two future flagships being built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, has been officially named during a ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland. This milestone follows the first aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth making her first entry into her home port of Portsmouth as part ...
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled an ambitious new National Shipbuilding Strategy that will see the construction of five new Type 31e General Purpose Frigates. The Strategy is a response to Sir John Parker’s independent report published last year into British naval shipbuilding, which proposed far-reaching recommendations to transform the UK ...
The US and Singaporean navies have concluded the first bilateral Exercise Pacific Griffin. The training exercise took place between 19 August and 2 September 2017 as part of ongoing efforts to explore new training spaces and opportunities for both navies. The exercise, which saw planning for its execution begin last year, consisted ...