The Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced he has secured the protection of British home waters by retaining three of the Royal Navy’s patrol ships. The decision secures the future of the Batch 1 Offshore Patrols Vessels (OPVs), HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn, which currently support the Fishery Protection Squadron. They will ...
The Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced the name of a future world-beating British warship as HMS Sheffield. Built on centuries of history, the state-of-the-art submarine hunter will be the fourth ship to carry the name, and will be Britain’s fifth state-of-the-art Type 26 frigate. The Defence Minister announced the news at ...
The US Navy has commissioned USS Sioux City (LCS 11), the sixth Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship to be built by Lockheed Martin. The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is unique in that it integrates new technologies to affordably support current and future operations, in deep water and the littorals alike. Crucially, ...
SEA, a UK-based defence and security specialist, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian-owned Daronmont Technologies. The MoU will see some of the world’s most advanced combat and communications systems brought to Australian shores, with specific focus on the requirements of the Future Submarine (SEA 1000) and Hunter ...
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