Tag: MOD

  • Royal Navy’s new CSG

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    UK Royal Navy assembles carrier strike group for first time By: Stephen Kuper The UK Royal Navy’s new Carrier Strike Group (CSG) centred on HMS Queen Elizabeth has assembled for the first […]

  • UK retains OPVs

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    Brexit forces rethink? UK’s Batch 1 OPVs retained as more Type 26 names announced by Richard Thomas The UK will retain three Batch 1 River-class OPVs for use by the Royal Navy in […]

  • Big boost for UK defence sector

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    Boost for UK defence sector. New £1bn deal to support Navy operations will support over 700 British jobs for a decade, Defence Minister announces Defence Minister Stuart Andrew has announced […]

  • Poseidon capability boost

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    The UK’s P-8 fleet will protect new carriers and submarines. Poseidon To Recharge British Maritime Patrol Capability Tony Osborne The UK is preparing to re-enter the long-range maritime patrol and […]

  • New frigates for RN

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    Vessels will replace Type 23 frigates. UK signs up for first three Type 26 frigates By Richard Scott, London BAE Systems will officially begin production of the first of the […]

  • Royal Navy low on warships

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    Further blow for Royal Navy Royal Navy ‘woefully low’ on warships Britain’s defences are at risk amid uncertainty over plans to replace the “woefully low” number of Royal Navy warships, […]

  • MoD, BAE talk frigates

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    New builds could be delayed. BAE, British MoD Negotiate Schedules for New Ships Andrew Chuter With a near £1 billion (US $1.4 billion) demonstration phase contract on a new anti-submarine […]

  • Destroyers need huge refit

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    The Royal Navy’s most modern warships are to be fitted with new engines because they keep breaking down. Type 45 destroyers: UK’s £1bn warships face engine refit By Jonathan Beale, […]

  • RAF hunt Russian sub

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    The RAF currently has no maritime patrol aircraft of its own. RAF search after ‘Russian submarine spotted off Scotland’ An RAF plane is “conducting activity” off the Scottish coast, the […]

  • Navy ship yet to make a rescue in Med

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    SAR not ship’s primary mission, says MoD. British ship sent on Mediterranean migrant mission has not rescued a single person The Royal Navy ship sent to join a Europe-wide mission […]

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