UK Destroyer, HMS Duncan, has visited the Ukrainian port of Odessa this week in the first visit by a Royal Navy ship in eight years. The Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer is leading NATO’s Standing Maritime Naval Group 2, providing reassurance and deterrence in the Black Sea, as well as commanding ...
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has visited the Royal Navy’s future Flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, as she engages in sea trials off the coast of Scotland. Sir Michael landed by Merlin helicopter on the deck of the new aircraft carrier and offered his thanks to members of the crew for ...
Tods Defence, a Unitech Aerospace Company, has secured the design and manufacture contract of the Bow Sonar Dome for the Type 26 class Frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy. The contract award has been made following a rigorous design and assessment phase, which was carried out in partnership between ...
The first steel on the new Type 26 Frigates has been cut by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. During the ceremony, held at BAE Systems Shipyard in Glasgow, the Defence Secretary also revealed that the first ship will be named after the city where it is being built, Glasgow. The name is particularly ...