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Submarine Rescue System Is Put Through Its Paces
Costing £130m and weighing 360 tonnes, the NATO Submarine Rescue System is one of the most sophisticated pieces of equipment in the world. For four days, 70 experts from three countries put it through its paces. The NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS) is stored and maintained in a giant purpose-built hangar at HM Naval Base [...]
UK Defence Minister Discusses Space Security
Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology Peter Luff visited RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire yesterday with Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts to discuss drafting a National Space Security Policy. The Ministers were hosted by the Station Commander of RAF Fylingdales, Wing Commander Rayna Owens. Also accompanying them were members of the National [...]
JSF and Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers
Media are today speculating that the MOD’s plans to introduce a new fleet of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets, capable of landing on the latest state-of-the-art Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, could be delayed. The MOD’s plans remain on track to have a new carrier strike capability from around 2020. We are taking delivery of [...]
Second tranche of Armed Forces redundancies announced
The Armed Forces are today announcing the fields from which they will select those to be made redundant in Tranche 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme. Plans to reduce the size of the Army by 7,000 personnel and both the Navy and RAF by 5,000 personnel by 2015 in order to ensure our Armed [...]
Royal Navy’s New Lynx Wildcat Helicopter Begins Sea Trials
Wildcat, the Royal Navy’s next-generation helicopter, has begun its most extensive trials yet, joining a frigate at sea for the first time. The successor to the trusty Lynx, which has served the Navy and the Army admirably since the 1970s, will spend the next month flying on and off HMS Iron Duke in the English [...]
MOD Paves Way for New Wind-Farm-Friendly Radars
The MOD has agreed a deal for energy companies to fund new wind-farm-friendly radars, with the potential to unlock more than four gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy – enough to power over two million homes A new Air Defence Radar that is not adversely affected by wind farms has been installed and tested on the [...]
UK Sending Destroyer HMS Daring to Persian Gulf
The Royal Navy’s newest and most advanced ship is being sent to the Gulf for her first mission. It comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over threats by Tehran to block a busy shipping lane. Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which employs a “stealth” design to help avoid detection, is to join the British presence [...]
The UK’s Contribution to Libya Operations
NATO’s Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR officially ended in October 2011, since when most of the UK Service personnel who played their part in helping the Libyan people oust Gaddafi’s regime have returned to embraces from their families and plaudits from the politicians. At RAF Waddington, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, welcomed home the servicemen and [...]
HMS Kent Sails After Major Upgrade
Royal Navy warship HMS Kent returned to her Portsmouth home in December following a year-long, £24m upgrade in Rosyth, Scotland, which saw major improvements to her systems and equipment. HMS Kent has benefited from an overhaul of all her hull, upper deck and her complex weapons systems. Key upgrades include a new 4.5-inch (114mm) medium-range [...]
