Sir John Parker has responded to the implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy following his report on Naval shipbuilding. The National Shipbuilding Strategy was the Government’s response to Sir John’s 2016 independent report on naval shipbuilding. The report made 34 recommendations to the government – all of which were accepted by ...
Saab has received an order from Lockheed Martin Canada for delivery of Sea Giraffe AMB naval radars supporting the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Joint Support Ships. Lockheed Martin Canada, selected by prime contractor, Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, is providing the command management system and integration for the Protecteur-class Joint Support Ships. Sea Giraffe ...
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, along with the Minister for the Armed Forces and Minster for Defence Procurement, met US Secretary of the Navy for the first time. During the meeting a number of defence and security issues were reviewed including close Carrier cooperation, deepening capability collaboration on F-35s and ...
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the four-day DSEI 2017 event took place last month at ExCeL London. Defence Online editor Matthew Brown takes you through some of the highlights. This year’s Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) event, held at London’s renowned ExCeL convention centre from 12 to 15 September, was heralded ...