Showing that you should never judge a book by its cover, your reviewer was not looking forward to reading this one. Its cover picture of an atomic bomb explosion suggests ..
Royal Navy
COLUMN | UK Royal Navy on course for fully-uncrewed mine countermeasures fleet [Naval Gazing]
The UK Royal Navy is proceeding full speed ahead towards completely abandoning the use of crewed specialist mine hunting vessels, as sea trials of uncrewed mine counterme ..
The post COLUMN | UK Royal Navy on course for fully-uncrewed mine countermeasures fleet [Naval Gazing] appeared first on Baird...
U.K. MoD White Paper on Military Response to a Contested World
The following is the July 18, 2023, U.K. Ministry of Defence white paper, Defence’s response to a more contested and volatile world.
From the report
- 1. The refreshed Integrated Review (IRR) published in March 2023 identified that the transition into a multipolar, fragmented and contested world had happened more quickly and definitively than anticipated in the original Integrated Review. In response to this changing threat context, the IRR set out a new approach through an updated strategic...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/19/u-k-mod-white-paper-on-military-response-to-a-contested-world
OPINION | Thinking through Britain’s forward-based submarine commitment to AUKUS
The pathway to Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, under Pillar 1 of the AUKUS partnership, assigns a prominent role to the UK, as the designer and co-builder ..
The post OPINION | Thinking through Britain’s forward-based submarine commitment to AUKUS appeared first on Baird Maritime.
UK shipyard investigating possible sabotage on Royal Navy frigate under construction
The BBC reports that a UK defence shipbuilder has launched an investigation into a possible incident of sabotage targeting a future Royal Navy vessel while it is still un ..
The post UK shipyard investigating possible sabotage on Royal Navy frigate under construction appeared first on Baird Maritime.
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | April 13 – Philippine, UK and Thai naval surface ships plus a new berthing barge for the US Navy
The Philippine Navy welcomes two more fast attack craft as construction commences on new patrol boats for the Royal Thai Navy and an anti-submarine frigate for the UK Roy ..
OPINION | US and UK jump-start Australia’s nuclear submarine program
Australia’s nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarines (SSNs) will be of a new British design, but their reactors, combat systems and heavyweight torpedoes will a ..
The post OPINION | US and UK jump-start Australia’s nuclear submarine program appeared first on Baird Maritime.
Royal Navy seizes skiff carrying anti-tank missiles in Gulf of Oman
The Royal Navy has seized anti-tank weapons and ballistic missile components being smuggled in international waters in the Gulf of Oman after a high-speed chase on a susp ..
The post Royal Navy seizes skiff carrying anti-tank missiles in Gulf of Oman appeared first on Baird Maritime.
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 2 – UK Royal Navy dive boats, patrol craft for Middle East operators and more
Deliveries include dive boats for the UK Royal Navy and fast interceptors for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. A California harbour operator welcomes a rebuilt patrol vessel ..
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | February 23 – A US Navy fast transport ship, UK submarine construction and more
Recent deliveries include a US Navy expeditionary fast transport, a Polish Navy minesweeper, and a Royal Australian Navy patrol boat. Construction has meanwhile begun on ..