The Ministry of Defence has announced that the UK has been chosen to provide the F-35 global repair hub, anticipated to generate millions of pounds of revenue and numerous jobs in north Wales. The global repair hub will provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for F-35 avionic and aircraft components, ...
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has announced that the first steel will be cut on the Navy’s next-generation frigates next summer. During a visit to BAE’s Govan shipbuilding yard, the Defence Secretary confirmed that work on the hull of the first of eight Type 26 Global Combat Ships will begin next summer. Work ...
The British Army’s high-readiness paratroopers are preparing to serve on a UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. Troops from 16 Air Assault Brigade are due to travel to the country, as part of the Defence Secretary’s promise to add 100 extra UK personnel to the mission. Michael Fallon met members of ...
This Autumn saw Defence Secretary Michael Fallon launch the Defence Innovation Initiative, a scheme to promote home-grown innovation in the defence sector. The £800M fund is backed by IRIS (innovation and research insights unit) and the Defence and Security Accelerator, with the fund available to new technology innovation, intending to support emerging ...