Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, has announced that construction has begun on the UK’s new nuclear submarines with the commencement of Delivery Phase I. The £1.3Bn of new investment is being undertaken with BAE Systems as part of the Successor project. The next phase of works has commenced, with the manufacturing work ...
A week long exercise in the skies and waters above and around Gibraltar has successfully completed. Eleven members of the Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (SPAG) conducted over 20 parachute jumps from the back of an RAF Hercules transport aircraft into the Mediterranean, during the day and at night. Watch one of the ...
The Scottish Secretary has reiterated the commitment to redevelop HM Naval Base Clyde. On 22nd August, Scottish Secretary David Mundell visited the UK Submarine Service’s future home, HM Naval Base Clyde, to reiterate UK Government commitment to redeveloping the base. More than a billion pounds is being invested by the UK Government’s ...
Following an extensive period in maintenance and a number of equipment upgrades, HMS Triumph has retaken her place on the front line. The path from maintenance to operations was not an easy one and Triumph has had to endure an intense period of training to earn her place alongside the other ...