During a tour of the Portsmouth Naval base, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, has opened the Ark Royal facility and confirmed further investment in facilities. The investment will help develop the base for Britain’s new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, which will be Britain’s biggest ever warship. Some £120M of investment will ...
Following the release of the Defence Committee’s Report entitled ‘Restoring the Fleet’, several news articles and discussions have arisen about the state of the Navy. The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Philip Jones, here refutes the claims that the Royal Navy fleet is in crisis. He writes: Reading the news over the ...
A report by Sir John Parker examining Royal Navy shipbuilding published today is to call for fundamental changes to the way UK naval shipbuilding is undertaken. The government commissioned Sir John, chairman of mining company Anglo American, to investigate how British naval shipbuilding could remain sustainable and focus on exports. Following six ...
Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, has visited Scotland’s military personnel at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HNMB) Clyde. The base, which is one of Scotland’s largest employment sites, will be home to 8200 jobs and all the Royal Navy’s submarines by 2022. The Minister met with personnel from the Royal Navy’s submarine ...
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