Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel have completed their five-month deployment aboard the French warship FS Mistral. Two Royal Navy Merlin Mk3 helicopters were also embarked as UK and French maritime personnel trained together across the Asia Pacific region. Throughout the deployment, UK personnel worked closely with international partners to strengthen defence cooperation ...
The Office of Naval Research has announced that the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun is ready for field demonstrations. Initial rep-rate fires (repetition rate of fires) of multi-shot salvos already have been successfully conducted at low muzzle energy. The next test sequence requires safely increasing launch energy, firing rates and salvo size. Instead of using ...
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced a range of new contracts, including one for consumable items, which is set to save £3 million in efficiencies and furnish a growing Royal Navy. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) signed a contract with Babcock International Group, which will supply the Royal Navy with more ...
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced that millions of metres of mud has now been dredged to clear way for Britain’s newest aircraft carrier to sail safely into her new home at Portsmouth Harbour. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation awarded a contract to Boskalis Westminster to make room for the 65,000-tonne HMS Queen ...