Defence Minister, Stuart Andrew, has announced that new contracts expected to be worth over £1 billion have been signed with British firms to support Royal Navy ships for the next decade. The contracts, which will secure over 700 jobs at shipyards across the country, will support the UK’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary ...
Commodore Stephen Moorhouse has assumed command of the UK’s second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, currently under construction in Rosyth, Scotland. Moorhouse will take up the local rank of captain during his command, just as his counterpart Commodore Jerry Kyd did on board the first of the Royal Navy’s new ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth is making waves in Mayport, Florida as the iconic aircraft carrier celebrates her long awaited debut off American shores. Weighing a colossal 65,000 tonnes, HMS Queen Elizabeth began her first ever transatlantic voyage last month. She will now carry out on-deck trails with F-35B Lightning II test fighters ...
Work at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde is well underway, which will see the base become the home of the entire UK Submarine Service. Recent work has seen the refurbishment of 34 service family homes in Helensburgh, helping to improve the lives of Royal Navy families already living in the area, ...