In his recent spending review, Sajid Javid announced an extra £2.2billion for defence as part of general spending increases. In 2018, around 5,900 MOD jobs were in construction and many more were in shipbuilding and other manufacturing. Defence Online takes a look at how DIO plans for UK military bases ...
Aviators from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took part in Poseidon training with the US Navy in Jacksonville, Florida. Aircrew from the RNoAF became the first to graduate from Patrol Squadron Thirty’s Category 2 school as part of Poseidon training. The pilots transitioned from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A ...
Defence secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met with Norway’s State Secretary Tone Skogen to discuss NATO goals for North Atlantic security. The UK and Norway are due to invest in maritime patrol aircraft as part of NATO objectives for North Atlantic security. Britain is investing £3billion in nine new Boeing P-8A Poseidon Maritime ...
The first of nine Poseidon aircraft was tested successfully by Boeing pilots at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The nine Poseidon aircraft will be transferred from Boeing Commercial Airplanes to Boeing Defence, Space and Security following the test to be fitted with Poseidon military systems. In October of this year, it will be ...