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Portsmouth, United Kingdom: The programme to build the nation’s new aircraft carriers gained further momentum today, as BAE Systems began construction at Portsmouth Naval Base – the future home of the Queen Elizabeth Class ships.
Secretary [...]

19 February 2010
Source: Navy News
THESE magnificent boats – among the last reminders of craft which scythed through the narrow seas at high speed – have been saved for the nation.
Seven decades ago, Motor Gunboat 81 and High Speed Launch 102 [...]

Published: Feb. 16, 2010 at 1:35 PM
LONDON, Feb. 16 (UPI) — BAE Systems selected Thales UK for sonar upgrades to support the company’s contract with the British navy’s submarine program.
British company BAE says its Submarine Solutions unit awarded Thales UK [...]
18 Jan 2010 | Ref. 003
Portsmouth, United Kingdom: HMS Edinburgh has entered the dry dock in Portsmouth for a major overhaul under a £17.5 million contract with BAE Systems. As the last of the Type 42 destroyers to undergo an [...]
January 13, 2010 by Marcel van Leeuwen
Source: Aviation News
Defence chiefs are preparing drastic cuts to the number of American stealth aircraft planned for the RAF and the Royal Navy’s proposed new carriers, the Guardian has learned.
They will be among the [...]
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Jan 12, 2010
By Francis Tusa
London
Source: Aviation Week
The U.K.’s Future Carrier program represents the heart of the debate about the [...]
A Training and Adventure news article
5 Jan 10
UK Ministry of Defence
Currently on patrol in the Gulf, the Royal Navy warship HMS Monmouth has carried out a spectacular night-shoot with the use of night flares.
The shoot was carried out by the [...]
04 January 2010
By Richard Scott and additional reporting by Doug Richardson
Source: Jane’s
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Royal Navy (RN) are examining the potential impact of two successive test failures of the Sea Viper air-defence system on the overall [...]
03 Dec 2009 | Ref. 237
Portsmouth, United Kingdom: HMS Dauntless, the second of the Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers has been handed over to the Ministry of Defence at a ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base today.
BAE Systems, which is building [...]
From The Times
November 18, 2009
Michael Evans, Defence Editor
The Royal Navy will only be able to “guarantee” continuous deterrent patrols with Trident ballistic-missile submarines if the Government agrees to keep four boats, the head of the Royal Navy told The Times [...]
16 November 2009
Source: Naval Technology
The UK Royal Navy’s first Astute class nuclear powered attack submarine is preparing to enter the first stage of sea trials.
The sea trials for the Navy’s next-generation nuclear submarine are intended to validate the submarine’s capabilities [...]
Sale would leave Royal Navy with just one replacement
The Observer, Sunday 15 November 2009
Source: Guardian.co.uk
One of Britain’s new £2bn aircraft carriers could be sold off under cost-cutting plans being considered by the Ministry of Defence. India has lodged a firm [...]
By TOM KINGTON
Published: 12 Nov 2009 16:53
ROME – The AW159 helicopter destined for the British Army and Royal Navy was given its first test flight Nov. 12, manufacturer AgustaWestland said.
The new multirole helicopter, formerly known as the Future Lynx, made [...]
October 21,2009
The fifth of the Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers for the Royal Navy, Defender, has been successfully launched from BVT Surface Fleet’s shipyard at Govan on the Clyde. BVT Surface Fleet is a joint venture between BAE Systems and [...]