All articles by Harry Lye

1. Royal Navy surface fleet availability hits 82%

   Last year, Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace ordered the heads of the Armed Forces to each find and…
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   3 Jul
2. NAO raises concerns about missing Carrier Strike components

   In the report, the NAO says that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) needs to focus its efforts on ‘developing crucial…
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   26 Jun
3. Royal Navy to trial BAE Systems autonomous boat

   The navy said it is investing more than £3m in the crewless Pacific 24 boat alongside other autonomous craft that…
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   25 Jun
4. US Navy won’t reinstate former USS Theodore Roosevelt CO Crozier

   Following an investigation, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday said that Crozier would be re-assigned to another ship and…
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   22 Jun
5. Progeny: Elbit dives into autonomous Anti-Submarine Warfare

   In early June, Elbit Systems UK revealed its Seagull USV had completed several trials with Dstl under the framework, since…
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   17 Jun
6. Trump memo orders new icebreaker fleet by 2029

   In the memo, Trump calls for a ‘ready, capable, and available fleet of polar security icebreakers’ to allow the US…
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   11 Jun
7. Babcock secures missile tube contract extension from Electric Boat

   Babcock has secured a contract extension from General Dynamics Electric Boat to manufacture 18 tactical Missile Tube Assemblies (MTAs). The…
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   2 Jun
8. CRS report details US Navy Light Amphibious Warships plans

   The new ships would be smaller than Arleigh-Burke class destroyers with a crew of 40 sailors and able to carry…
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   1 Jun
9. Navantia, BMT, Harland and Wolff to lure UK ship contracts

   The two companies have signed an ‘exclusive Teaming Agreement’ to bid for the Fleet Solid Support Ship (FSS) contract with…
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   26 May
10. US Marine Corps continues search for new LAV

    The US Marine Corps has said it is working towards the next phase of its plans to replace the in-service…
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    12 May