The nerve centre of Britain’s second next generation aircraft carrier, christened HMS Prince of Wales, is up and running two months ahead of schedule. From this sprawling operational HQ, the crew of HMS Prince of Wales will monitor potential threats, track the flight paths of its F-35B Lightning fighter jets and ...
The US Navy has accepted delivery of two Littoral Combat Ships, the future USS Sioux City and USS Wichita, during a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard. Sioux City and Wichita, respectively, are the 14th and 15th Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs) to be delivered to the US Navy and the ...
Babcock International has secured a five-year Maritime Training Systems Through-Life Availability & Support Service (MARTASS) contract with the Ministry of Defence. A series of support packages, defined by the Maritime Combat System (MCS) and Maritime Training Acquisition Organisation (MTAO) teams within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), will be clustered into one ...
Defence Ministers Tobias Ellwood and Stuart Andrew have toured Scotland, visiting some of the UK’s most important military bases. Minister for Defence People & Veterans, Tobias Ellwood, visited RAF Lossiemouth where he saw progress being made on the £132 million invested in the site ahead of the arrival of the 9 ...