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Work Begins At Portsmouth, England on the First of Two New Aircraft Carriers
Work has begun at Portsmouth on the first of two new aircraft carriers. As steel cutting commenced on a section of the hull, Portsmouth became the fifth UK shipyard to start construction on the program. The naval base will be the future home of both Queen...
Ministry of Defence Publishes Results of the Review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has published the results of the comprehensive review of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. The planned review was brought forward by Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth in July 2009 and examined the whole of the Scheme, from...
Sub-contracts Awarded for Britain’s New Super Aircraft Carriers
Contracts worth £333M have been awarded by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) to companies across the United Kingdom to help to build the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. Five sub-contracts have been awarded to suppliers...
Ministry of Defence Announces Plan for 22 New Chinook Helicopters
The Ministry of Defence will give a major boost to the military helicopter fleet with 22 new Chinook helicopters, the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced. The first ten new Chinooks will start to roll off the production line in 2012 and be completed...
Royal Navy’s Record-breaking Drug-buster HMS Iron Duke Returning to Home
Royal Navy warship HMS Iron Duke, which made a record-breaking drugs seizure in the North Atlantic in September, will return to her Portsmouth home on December 14. The Type 23 frigate found 5.5 tonnes of pure cocaine with an estimated UK value of £240m...
HMS Dauntless Handed Over to the Ministry Of Defence
HMS Dauntless – the second of six new air defense warships – has been handed over to the Ministry Of Defence at a ceremony in Portsmouth. HMS Dauntless was launched from BAE Systems’ Govan shipyard in Glasgow on 23 January 2007. After extensive...
Hunter Killer Sub Astute Arrives At Her Clyde Home Port
The biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy – Astute – has sailed into her home base on the Clyde. Measuring nearly one hundred metres from bow to stern, Astute is longer than ten London buses. When fully loaded, she...
Royal Navy Recruiting Marine Engineers Via Online Game
The Royal Navy has launched a new campaign to help attract the best engineering talent to officer posts using a new interactive application available via the iPhone and as a Facebook widget. The application was created by the Central Office of Information...
