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14/04/2010
Oxley wins Australian Navy Contract

Congratulations to Oxley Developments, recently awarded a contract by the Australian Navy.


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12/04/2010
General election 2010: Labour ditches Trident pledge

Labour has ditched Gordon Brown's pledge to cut the number of Trident nuclear submarines, a minister has said in an appeal to voters in a key marginal constituency.


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09/04/2010
Clegg: Nuclear Astute is an option

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has said that his party would consider refitting the Astute class submarines to carry Trident nuclear missiles in order to save on the estimated £100bn cost of replacing the Vanguard class nuclear deterrent subs.


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09/04/2010
Clegg: Replace Trident with Astute

Nick Clegg affirmed his progressive foreign policy credentials this morning, citing the unwarranted near £100 billion expenditure over the next 25 years on the Trident successor.


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09/04/2010
HMS Sceptre visits Simon's Town

British Swiftsure-class nuclear fleet (attack) submarine HMS Sceptre (S104) arrived in Simon's Town yesterday for a 11-day visit after its visit was approved by the South African National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) approved the visit, despite apparent opposition from some environmental groups.


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09/04/2010
Astute does town proud in sea trials

BARROW’S first of class submarine, Astute, has occasionally paused from her sea trials off the Scottish coast to line up for photographs with other Royal Navy assets.


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09/04/2010
Aircraft carrier bow arrives in Rosyth

The first pieces of Britain's newest aircraft carrier were shipped into Fife on Thursday.


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06/04/2010
Royal Navy a Step Closer to New Type 26 Combat Ships

The Royal Navy has moved a step closer to the design of its new generation of warships – the highly versatile Type 26 combat ship, which will provide vital support for land operations as well undertaking other key tasks such as anti-submarine warfare.


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06/04/2010
UPDATE 2-BAE Systems wins 127 mln stg UK naval contract

Wins 4-year warship specification contract * MoD says proceeding with Type 26 Combat ship assessment * Building to start on fifth Astute class submarine


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06/04/2010
Type 26 and Astute plans under way

The Royal Navy has moved a step closer to the design of its planned Type 26 combat ship, after awarding a £127m four-year development contract to BAE Systems.


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