The delivery of the Seahorse transport barge at Methil – designed with Scottish naval architecture expertise and built on budget in eight months – offers a practical lesson in how major defence shipbuilding programmes can and should engage the wider UK supply chain. Navantia UK has highlighted the role of Fife-based ...
A landmark US shipbuilding investment spanning Columbia and Virginia Class submarines signals the scale of allied commitment to undersea deterrence – and has direct implications for AUKUS partner nations and the UK supply chain. The US Department of War has awarded contracts with a combined value of $76.6 billion to General ...
The largest single tranche of nuclear submarine investment announced under this government will support tens of thousands of jobs, 22,000 apprenticeships and a supply chain of more than 6,000 UK companies – and signals a deliberate shift in how the government expects major defence procurement to deliver for communities across ...
President Zelenskyy’s visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth and the conclusion of Exercise Sea Breeze 2026 highlight the Royal Navy’s deepening operational partnership with Ukraine – and the growing demand for mine countermeasures, autonomous maritime systems and naval training capability it is generating. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Portsmouth Naval Base alongside ...
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