Portsmouth has been selected to host a unique military training event to test the latest technology for military personnel. The event is a multi-national defence science and technology experiment hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The Contested Urban Environment 2021 (CUE21) event has been planned with the support of ...
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed Volker Stevin to its most recent contract, worth £30M, which will construct operational berth infrastructure at the Royal Navy base in Portsmouth ahead of the arrival of the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier. The operational berth will be the second structure of its ...
Sailors have returned to the HMS Lancaster following extensive ship upgrades over the last two years. The HMS Lancaster has spent two years in Devonport for state-of-the-art ship upgrades including improved navigational systems. Sailors have returned to the ship and will prepare for its Ready For Sea Date (RFSD) in Portsmouth. The ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth was welcomed by tens of thousands of people as the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier arrived at her new home at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth last month. Defence features writer Matt Brown looks at the role DIO played in ensuring an ambitious programme of harbour upgrade works ...