Royal Navy Flagship HMS Ocean could be sold as the government opens talks with foreign governments. Last year, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that HMS Ocean would be decommissioned in 2018 as part of the Ministry of Defence’s raft of spending cuts. The Brazilian government has expressed an interest in buying the ...
Exercise Information Warrior has been underway this past week, with the Royal Marines embracing digital technology in the largest exercise into data-driven warfare by the Royal Navy. The marines have tested a wide variety of technology from miniature helicopters, satellite and streaming technology, low-energy-use computers, live camera feeds and wireless headquarters ...
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 ...
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