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 ...
HMS Daring, a Type 45 destroyer, has been providing protection to merchant vessels and other Royal Navy ships passing through the Bab al-Mandeb strait. The Portsmouth-based warship is equipped to tackle possible air and surface threats with her combination of surveillance radars and Sea Viper missiles. As part of its duties, HMS ...
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