Vital warships providing supplies and technical support to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers will made by British-led teams, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. A competition to build three Fleet Solid Support warships – which will launch in Spring 2021 – will help revitalise British shipbuilding by requiring a significant proportion ...
CGI has been awarded a contract by Marine Specialised Technology Group to supply the Mission Systems for two state-of-the-art 19.0m high-speed patrol craft for the UK Royal Navy. CGI OpenSea360 is a Maritime Mission System for sub 24m high-speed craft. It offers a scalable, open-architecture solution that integrates platform systems, sensors, ...
Writing for Defence Online, Neil Fraser, Director of Defence and Space Programmes at NSSLGlobal examines the challenges of meeting the bandwidth demands and expectations of a modern navy. The F-35 Lightning II multi-role combat aircraft is the first ‘fifth generation’ fighter to enter service with the UK, being flown by both ...
The Royal Navy’s new Carrier Strike Group has assembled for the first time, marking the beginning of a new era of operations. HMS Queen Elizabeth is at the centre of the group which is the start of joint carrier operations between the navy and its NATO allies. Nine ships, 15 fighter jets, ...