Royal Navy to lose two Type 23s setting stage for future fleet
Under the plans, HMS Monmouth will be removed from service by the end of this year, with HMS Montrose to…
18 Mar 2021
Shipbuilders welcome Integrated Review, unions want details
The document also revealed new details about a planned new Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship for the Royal Navy and reaffirmed prior plans to develop a new class of Type 32…
09 Mar 2021
Royal Navy seeking information on cats and traps to launch drones
The systems, known as ‘cats and traps’, would likely be fitted to the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers to increase the combat mass of the UK’s F-35Bs by augmenting…
01 Mar 2021
Delivering magnetic and EW testing: MOD Portland Bill
Selected to be a magnetic test site due to its remote location and non-magnetic Portland stone - used on Buckingham Palace - the MOD Portland Bill site is home to…
22 Feb 2021
First Sea Lord talks future operations: Surface Warships 2021
From shrinking headquarters staff to the UK’s carrier strike group declaring initial operating capability and continued investment in uncrewed and autonomous systems, First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin is overseeing…
11 Feb 2021
Northrop Grumman planning production MQ-8C Fire Scout ASW capability
Speaking to Naval Technology, Northrop Grumman’s Fire Scout maritime mission expansion lead Dan Redman said: “We believe the future is to use our money to get a production version ready.…
02 Feb 2021
Safeguarding shipping in the Middle East: IMSC
Around a sixth of the world’s oil, and a third of the world’s liquid natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz every year. The IMSC is not limited to…