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Royal Navy “pathetically low” on warships

Maritime November 21, 2016

Uncertainty surrounding the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) plans to replace its 13 ageing vessels is putting Britain’s defences at risk according to a Commons Select Committee report. The Defence Committee Report entitled ‘Restoring the Fleet’, raised its concerns as the Royal Navy’s fleet of frigates was at a “historic low” and ...

MOD could face £8.5Bn funding gap

Land November 17, 2016

The Ministry of Defence’s estate management strategy has been criticised as “risky” and “uncertain” by the National Audit Office (NAO). The strategy ‘A Better Defence Estate’ published by the MOD this week sets out its vision that will enable ‘Infrastructure that is affordable and optimised to enable Defence capabilities, outputs and ...

Supacat deliver special ops vehicles to New Zealand

Land September 20, 2016

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to high-mobility vehicle specialist Supacat to deliver Special Operations Vehicles – Mobility Heavy (SOV-MH) for the New Zealand Defence Forces. Supacat is also in the process of agreeing a long-term support contract with the New Zealand Defence Force to support ...

Remote mine-hunting capability: an Unmanned Warrior exercise

Maritime September 15, 2016

Northrop Grumman will be participating in the Royal Navy’s upcoming Unmanned Warrior exercise where it will demonstrate its unmanned mine-hunting capability. The unmanned mine hunting element of Unmanned Warrior will feature Northrop Grumman’s AQS-24B towed mine-hunting sensor operated from an Atlas Elektronik UK ARCIMS Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). The AQS-24B, which ...