A vast building hall for the Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigates has been welcomed by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace as a major milestone in building the next-generation frigates. The Type 31 frigates, which are being built by Babcock in Roysth, will be at the centre of the Royal Navy’s surface fleet, ...
The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, recently delivered a speech at the RUSI Conference covering the Integrated Review, the spending review settlement and other issues for defence. Here, Defence Online presents the edited highlights: When last month the Prime Minister called me to confirm his determination to deliver a vision for Global ...
The Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, recently spoke at the Defence Space Conference 2020 about transforming in the new Space Age. Here, Defence Online presents the edited highlights: “We’ve heard from the Chief of the Air Staff about modern society’s dependence on space services. And we have been reminded how our adversaries ...
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and his Qatari counterpart have committed to strengthening the UK-Qatar defence relationship following a joint visit to RAF Coningsby. During a tour of the base, which is already home to the UK-Qatar joint Typhoon squadron, the two Defence Ministers signed a Statement of Intent setting out how ...