Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Trouble ahead for the UK nuclear programme?

Yesterday the Nuclear Information Service published their report “Trouble Ahead Risks And Rising Costs In The UK Nuclear Weapons Programme”. […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/trouble-ahead-for-the-uk-nuclear-programme/

Thursday, 25 April 2019

Closure of GE Rugby electric motor plant threatens supply of Royal Navy propulsion systems

In November 2018 GE announced it plans to close its Power Conversion plant in Rugby and move operations to France […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/closure-of-ge-rugby-electric-motor-plant-threatens-supply-of-royal-navy-propulsion-systems/

Tuesday, 23 April 2019

In focus: Royal Navy submarine special forces delivery systems

The Astute class submarines were designed from the outset to be fitted with a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS) which significantly […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/in-focus-royal-navy-submarine-special-forces-delivery-systems/

Thursday, 18 April 2019

The Royal Navy and Maritime Autonomous Systems – better late than never

Despite pioneering an unmanned mine-hunting system used in the Gulf War as far back as 2003, the RN has since […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/the-royal-navy-and-maritime-autonomous-systems-better-late-than-never/

Thursday, 11 April 2019

Maiden flight for Crowsnest – the Royal Navy’s eye in the sky

The regeneration of RN carrier strike capability took another small step forward on 28th March when a Merlin HM2 fitted […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/maiden-flight-for-crowsnest-the-royal-navys-eye-in-the-sky/

Monday, 8 April 2019

HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to her birth place for planned dry-docking

Here we report on the current progress of HMS Queen Elizabeth as she arrived in Rosyth for maintenance. Since returning […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/hms-queen-elizabeth-returns-to-her-birth-place-for-planned-dry-docking/

Sunday, 7 April 2019

Up close: a Royal Navy night amphibious exercise with NATO partners

This photo essay we witness an amphibious night raid conducted during the early phases of exercise Joint Warrior. The Royal […]

from Save the Royal Navy https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/up-close-a-royal-navy-night-amphibious-exercise-with-nato-partners/