The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has paid a visit to A&P Tyne near Newcastle – one of the shipyards currently in contention to build a brand new class of vessel on behalf of the Royal Navy. Since the launch of the National Shipbuilding Strategy last September, more than 20 proposals ...
The Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon, along with the Minister for the Armed Forces and Minster for Defence Procurement, met US Secretary of the Navy for the first time. During the meeting a number of defence and security issues were reviewed including close Carrier cooperation, deepening capability collaboration on F-35s and ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, joined military leaders, senior politicians and royals in Belgium to mark the centenary anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle in Flanders began on 31 July 1917 and was a major engagement in the First World War, claiming the lives of ...
The Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has announced the signing of a contract worth around £3.7Bn to start building the Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigates. The contract to manufacture the warships will secure around 1700 skilled shipbuilding jobs in Scotland and 1700 jobs throughout the supply chain across Britain until 2035. The Type ...