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EDITOR’S BUNKER BRIEFING (26 October 2020) No.31
Dear Readers,
A meeting of NATO Defence Ministers has to address the thorny issue of two of its members ‘squaring up’ to one another in...
BAE Systems awarded naval guns contract for U.K.’s Type 31 frigate program
BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general...
Royal Air Force aircraft support Border Force operations over English Channel
On Monday 10 August 2020, the UK Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, approved the use of an Royal Air Force A400M Atlas to support the...
Managing the Biggest Aviation Challenge in the Royal Navy
Rear Admiral Connell spoke to Armada International about the responsibility and challenges of developing the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike capability.
“As Rear Admiral Fleet Air...
Sightless Carrier Force
A 24 June report from the UK National Audit Office (NAO) confirmed that the Royal Navy’s new Crowsnest radar system is 18 months late,...
Rolls-Royce seals major contract covering complete MTU propulsion systems for Royal Navy Type 31...
Delivery scope: 20 main propulsion engines and 20 on-board generator sets, Callosum marine automation and integrated logistic support.
MTU propulsion solutions from Rolls-Royce...
Top-level Speakers Announced for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology 2020 in London
SMi Reports: Expert speakers at the event in May, will provide a discussion on unmanned systems across the full maritime domain, including undersea, surface,...
HMS Prince of Wales arrives at Homeport Portsmouth
The UK's second Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, sailed into her homeport of Portsmouth for the first time on Saturday...
Information Superiority, Situational Awareness and Spectrum Dominance
At PACIFIC 2019, the biennial Pacific International Maritime Exposition, Rohde & Schwarz is presenting its full technology portfolio.
“At this year’s Pacific 2019 exhibition (8-10 October in...
Rolls-Royce to supply MTU generator sets for refurbishment of UK Type 45 naval vessels
Rolls-Royce is to supply 18 MTU Series 4000 diesel generator sets to BAE Systems as part of the Power Improvement Project (PIP) to increase...