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21/02/2011
Wanted: experts to work on next generation subs

BARROW’S shipyard is planning to recruit more professional engineers this year to work on detailed designs for replacing the Trident missiles submarines.


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21/02/2011
STRATEGIC DEFENCE AND SECURITY REVIEW CAPABILITY IMPACTS

Supplementary written evidence from the Ministry of Defence, published 21 Feb 2011


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18/02/2011
Mind the Gap: Strategic Risk in the UK’s Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability

Footage of JCBs turning Nimrods to scrap metal reflects the drastic nature of recent cuts in the defence budget, but seemingly straightforward changes can have far-reaching implications for UK defence policy.


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18/02/2011
U.S. Navy Eyes SSBN Improvements

The U.S. Navy sees its SSBN(X) ballistic missile submarine replacement fleet basically as an improved model of the current SSBN boats leveraging Virginia-class sub advancements and refined construction methods.


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17/02/2011
First Navy Pilot Flies Carrier Variant Of Lockheed Martin F-35

Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus on Friday became the first United States Navy pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II.The F-35C will operate from the U.S. Navy's large aircraft carriers by way of catapult launch and arrested landing. The United Kingdom's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force also will employ the F-35C.


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11/02/2011
BAE to recruit 77 shipyard apprentices

BAE will recruit 77 shipyard apprentices this year. The first intake is expected to come next month with the main intake in late summer. Most will be engineering apprentices.


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09/02/2011
David Cameron 'committed to full Trident replacement'

Cameron's pledge on Trident weapon replacement


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07/02/2011
Bat-winged drone bomber in test flight

LOS ANGELES 6 feb 2011— A robotic, bat-winged bomber designed to take off from a US aircraft carrier has passed its first test in a debut flight in California, the US Navy said.


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27/01/2011
KOFAC sets out out views on future defence and naval shipbuilding policy

On 26 January 2011, the Keep Our Future Afloat Campaign set out its views on the UK defence policy, priorities and future defence industrial policy before an audience of MPs in the Jubilee Room at the House of Commons. The text of the KOFAC Chairman's speech is shown below.


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