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Permanent location of National Cyber Force campus announced

Homeland October 5, 2021

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has confirmed the UK government’s new National Cyber Force (NCF) will be located in Samlesbury in the North-West, bringing highly skilled jobs to Lancashire. The National Cyber Force was announced by the Prime Minister as part of the Integrated Review in November 2020. The joint MoD ...

First steel cut for Royal Navy Type 31 programme

Maritime September 27, 2021

The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, has officially cut steel for the UK’s newest warship, during a ceremony held at Rosyth dockyard. The event marks a significant milestone in the programme for the Royal Navy, Defence and shipbuilding in Scotland, with all five vessels to be built by Babcock on the Firth ...

£170m investment for the next generation of Royal Navy submarines

Maritime September 22, 2021

Design work for the next-generation of Royal Navy submarines is underway following the award of two contracts to UK industry, the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. Two contracts worth £85 million each had been awarded to BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce to deliver design and concept work for a future Class ...

Defence Secretary announces launch of National Shipbuilding Office

Maritime September 15, 2021

A new National Shipbuilding Office has been created to galvanise and promote the UK’s shipbuilding enterprise, Ben Wallace the Government’s Shipbuilding Tsar has announced. Marking the start of London’s International Shipping Week, the founding of the new National Shipbuilding Office is a significant milestone in the UK’s shipbuilding renaissance. The Office will ...