The UK MOD has signed a contract with BAE Systems Maritime to provide two further Offshore Patrol Vehicles. The £287M contract was announced by Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin during a tour of the Govan shipyard which will construct the vehicles. Mrs Baldwin was at the yard to ‘cut the ...
HMS Illustrious is setting off on her final journey today following 32 years in service. The Royal Navy’s former aircraft carrier is leaving Portsmouth to allow her replacement, the UK’s biggest ever warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth into port. Work is carrying on at pace to make the dockyard ready to accept ...
The Royal Navy has announced plans to create a bespoke facility for reservists that will meet the aspirations of the UK’s Reserves Forces for the next 50 years. Located in Cardiff Bay, the £11M centre will provide modern, state-of-the-art training facilities for the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), Royal Marine Reserve (RMR) ...
Sir John Parker’s Independent Report into naval shipbuilding sets out far-reaching recommendations to transform the UK shipbuilding industry Sir John Parker’s Independent Report into naval shipbuilding published today (29 November) sets out far-reaching recommendations to transform the United Kingdom’s shipbuilding industry and boost the prosperity of shipyards and supply chains across ...
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