
Leonardo Wins Contract to Develop VTOL UAV for Royal Navy
The UK MoD has awarded a £60 million contract to Leonardo to design and develop a cutting-edge uncrewed helicopter.

The UK MoD has awarded a £60 million contract to Leonardo to design and develop a cutting-edge uncrewed helicopter.

QinetiQ has won a £1.5m contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off HMS Prince of Wales.

Royal Navy’s River-class patrol ship HMS Mersey and Echo-class survey vessel HMS Enterprise carried out bilateral exercises with JMDSF ships JS Kashima and JS Shimakaze off the Dorset coast in the English Channel.
The Royal Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine, HMS Audacious, carried out NATO security patrols in the Mediterranean on her maiden operational deployment.
The Royal Navy’s stock of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles will be upgraded on Royal Navy submarines to ensure the weapon is even more effective against future threats.

Royal Navy sailors are getting new uniforms that are more practical, cooler and fire-resistant as a prelude to a £78 million revamp of their clothing.

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence announced that the Royal Navy Daring-class (Type 45) destroyers will receive a ballistic missile defence (BMD) upgrade.
The Royal Navies of Britain and Denmark will work side-by-side to bring the UK’s next generation of warships into service.

UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) contracts of over £2 billion have been awarded to begin the third major phase of the Dreadnought submarine nuclear deterrent programme.

Elbit Systems UK has been selected to support in the definition and provision of an integrated training solution of shore-based simulators and training aids for the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Crew Training (DCT) programme.