RFA Tidespring – the first of four Royal Navy ‘Tide Class’ tankers – has docked in Cornwall for customisation, sustaining 300 highly skilled jobs in the process. Weighing in at an approximate 39,000 tonnes, the tanker – which has capacity for up to 19,000cu m of fuel and 1,300cu m of fresh water ...
The UK and France have signed an agreement with MBDA, which will help strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries and explore missile technology. Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin and her French counterpart Laurent Collet-Billon signed the agreement with MBDA to begin a three-year concept phase designed to develop future long-range weapons for ...
With the Scottish independence referendum debate set to resume on Tuesday it raises the question of how this would impact the British defence sector if they succeed. The debate on “Scotland’s Choice” will reconvene at 2.20pm on Tuesday with MSP’s expected to narrowly vote in favour of a second referendum to ...
Following two years of major refit work HMS Albion has re-entered open water, moving from her temporary home inside the dockyard walls at HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, to her new tidal berth on the river. The move to open water marks a significant milestone for the ship, which has been at extended ...
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