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News 2010
09/09/2010
British govt weighs scrapping carrier programme
British defence firms have been asked by the government to consider scrapping the UK's aircraft carrier programme and are concerned about the new National Security Council's role in decisions on defence spending cuts.
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06/09/2010
New submarine in a class of its own
HMS Astute is half submerged, its dark fin looming above the waters of the Clyde.
Even from a distance, the UK's newest and most powerful attack submarine looks formidable - a vessel you would rather not encounter in the murkiness of the ocean depths.
Even if you did, you would be unlikely to know it was there until it was too late. HMS Astute, the first of its class, marks a step change in capability for naval defence in anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.
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31/08/2010
Russian submarines are hunting down British Vanguard boats in a return to Cold War tactics not seen for 25 years, Navy chiefs have warned.
A specially upgraded Russian Akula class submarine has been caught trying to record the acoustic signature made by the Vanguard submarines that carry Trident nuclear missiles, according to senior Navy officers.
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28/08/2010
Proud day as Astute enters navy service
IN WHAT was a bit like a graduation day for a submarine a new Barrow sub became Her Majesty’s Ship Astute yesterday instead of plain old Astute.
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27/08/2010
Defence companies concerned over Trident replacement
Defence manufacturers have asked David Cameron to clear up confusion over how the replacement for Britain's nuclear deterrent will be funded.
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27/08/2010
Duchess visits Faslane as sub Astute is handed over
The Duchess of Cornwall will be at Faslane on the Clyde tomorrow when Britain’s biggest and most powerful hunter - attack submarine is handed over to the Royal Navy.
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27/08/2010
Pledge on aircraft carrier contract should safeguard Rosyth jobs
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said that work will continue on one of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, thus guaranteeing vital jobs at Rosyth.
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27/08/2010
HMS Astute commissioned into navy
The UK's most powerful attack submarine, HMS Astute, has been commissioned into the Royal Navy.
In a ceremony overseen by the boat's patron, the Duchess of Cornwall, Astute officially became 'Her Majesty's Ship'.
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26/08/2010
The cost of weapons
Defence spending in a time of austerity
The chronic problem of exorbitantly expensive weapons is becoming acute
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25/08/2010
Royal Navy may need to borrow US fighter jets
Britain could be forced to "borrow" American warplanes for its new aircraft carriers as the Armed Forces' core capabilities are eroded by budget cuts.
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