I thought today was 01/12 not 01/04... BMD option touted for UK frigate Raytheon has called on the Royal Navy to consider adopting its SM-3 short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, on its future Type 31 frigate. No official requirement for this exists, and the Strategic D...

HMS Enterprise in Gibraltar this morning, reportedly heading home after being deployed in the Mediterranean since June 2015.

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SEA Commences Combat System Upgrade on Chilean Navy Type 23 Frigates The upgrade on the Chilean frigates Almirante Cochrane, Almirante Condell and Almirante Lynch follows a similar obsolescence upgrade carried out on the UK Royal Navy's 13 Type 23 ships. SEA has a support contract covering the Comb...

Madeleine Moon MP asking questions regarding offshore patrol vessels, whether there are any plans to increase numbers and for an assessment of OPV needs after leaving the EU. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2016-11-22.54224.h&s=%22Royal+Navy%22#g54224.r0 Response: The Royal Navy provide...

Lucky Severn as patrol boat outfoxes would-be submarine commanders http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/severn/161129-lucky-severn/crashing-thru-the-waves.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=65FB676365780BBA6DEF008E80F1412D65815ECA In the cross-hairs of a...

Haven't had time to read it properly yet but from a quick glance I get the feeling that it's less about mapping the future of the Type 31 or other programmes, but instead targeting BAE, sort of putting on the pressure on them to get the Type 26 programme right (cost/time) or else risk losing its mon...

HMS Portland visits Chile for Exponaval 2016 Innovation, partnership and technology transfer are the main themes as the UK is showing a strong commitment to the UK/Chilean defence relationship by sending two Royal Navy ships to Exponaval 2016 in Valparaiso, Chile. The Type 23 Frigate HMS Portland i...

Banzai, Daring-san as state-of-the-art British and Japanese destroyers meet in Middle East https://navynews.co.uk/assets/upload/files/20161128ax-1.jpg HMS Daring spent two days in company with one of Japan’s most advanced warship as two of the world’s leading navies joined forces in the Gulf of Ade...

Parker Review: Blueprint for a strong naval shipbuilding sector Sir John Parker’s Independent Report into naval shipbuilding published today (29 November) sets out far-reaching recommendations to transform the United Kingdom’s shipbuilding industry and boost the prosperity of shipyards and supply c...

The annexes to the report also has some charts on recommendations for Type 31: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572539/UK_National_Shipbuilding_Strategy-supporting_figures-20161102.PDF Marketing: • RN badged frigate with menu of option(s) choices will signifi...

Link to the National Shipbuilding Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ent-report

Tyne gives foreign officers a chance to command a warship http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/tyne/160503-tyne-put-through-paces/img-9853.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=6C3E8BF59C1483F1804ECEF40D7595CA95D6AB0E The crew of HMS Tyne gave junior office...

Royal Navy leads US Task Force 50 for the first time http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/ocean/161126-rn-leads-ctf50/161125-n-qy430-005.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=A7D83334698FBCF8FD20D5FFADE827BC3AA97564 http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal...

BBC saying NSS to be published today: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38138874

A message from the First Sea Lord Reading the news over the past few days you’d be forgiven for thinking that the Royal Navy had packed up and gone home, leaving Britain undefended, writes Admiral Sir Philip Jones. The reality is altogether different, and should be judged by action not by commentar...

Granted, it's the Daily Mirror and should be taken with a pinch of salt, but nonetheless troubling if there's even a hint of truth in it. At least they're reporting something on the issue, haven't seen anything at all from more 'credible' papers. MPs accuse Defence Ministers over "delayed"...

Type 26 Frigates:Written question - 53478 Asked by Mrs Flick Drummond(Portsmouth South) To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with what anti-ship armament the Class 26 frigate will be equipped. Answered by: Harriett Baldwin The Vertical Launch Silo that will be fitted to the Type 26 Global Com...

The Minister for Defence Procurement has announced the start of the Defence Industrial Policy Refresh consultation The announcement was made at a Defence Growth Partnership Ministerial meeting which was attended by a number of key defence suppliers. The meeting was co-chaired by Jesse Norman, Parli...

Looks like the National Shipbuilding Strategy won't be published today after all. Defence Synergia on the HoC Defence Committee report: http://www.defencesynergia.co.uk/ds-comment-restoring-the-fleet/ The House of Commons Defence Select Committee (HCDC) has said in its report – ‘Restoring the Fleet’...

HMS Bulwark in Israel

Royal Navy protects shipping in Middle East http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/news/ships/daring/161122-royal-navy-protects-shipping-in-middle-east/mv160077078.jpg?mh=447&mw=980&thn=0&hash=7B449A837DDF5A373C97B570B2DE59491548BC8C Type 45 destroyer HMS Darin...

USS Zumwalt under repair in Panama: https://news.usni.org/2016/11/22/uss-zu ... ned-panama

UK, US conclude mine countermeasure drill The navies of U.K. and U.S. concluded their joint mine countermeasures (MCM) exercise 17-1 in the Persian Gulf, on November 17. The 38-day, bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and U.K. Royal navy was designed to provide an opportunity for both nations ...

NATO ships set sail from Plymouth http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276351/Article/images/29923632/15698037-large.jpg A group of NATO warships have set off from Plymouth following a four-day visit to the city. The Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, comprising ships from the ...