The Australian and UK Governments have announced a significant milestone for the delivery of the SSN AUKUS fleet of submarines for the Royal Australian Navy.
The United Kingdom has underlined the strategic significance of nuclear deterrence in a volatile world, alongside detailing its long-term approach to sustaining its submarine-based deterrent
The UK Ministry of Defence awarded contracts for the detailed design of the SSN-AUKUS next generation submarine to BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock.
Acquisition of a maritime laser weapon system is one of three priority areas identified by the UK MoD as part of the ‘Transition Phase’ programme.
British shipyard, Harland & Wolff, has been awarded a £55 million contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS QUORN.
June 2021 marked a significant milestone for both Ultra and the UK Royal Navy with sonar 2150 successfully completing its first-of-class sea acceptance trial onboard HMS Portland.
In a training flight conducted over the Moray Firth a Poseidon (P-8A) aircraft operated by 120 Squadron, based at RAF Lossiemouth, dropped a recoverable exercise variant of the Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo, simulating an attack on a submarine.
The task group led by Portsmouth-based carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has passed through the Strait of Malacca (between Malaysia and northern Indonesia), rendezvousing with a number of navies along the way.
The Strike Group will undertake a series of exercises with forces from the US, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand and Korea in the Philippine Sea in August.
Babcock International, is forging a game-changing approach to global shipbuilding to offer warship design, build and in-service support options to international navies through its Arrowhead 140 general purpose frigate.
