Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin has announced the successful first first firings of the new Sea Ceptor air defence system. The minister made the announcement as she visited defence company MBDA’s site in Filton, near Bristol, meeting with local graduates, apprentices and other employees working on the Sea Ceptor system. The first firings ...
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 ...