Tag: Type 31

ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS

Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset is pictured during counter piracy operations in the Indian Ocean.

Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Sir John Parker, author of an independent report on the National Shipbuilding Strategy, has indicated that the fleet will fall below 13 frigates unless the Type 31 Frigate build starts soon. Dr Julian Lewis, Chair of the Defence Committee, asked during a session on the National Shipbuilding… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY’S FRIGATE FLEET LIKELY TO FALL BELOW 13 VESSELS

CAMERON DENIES MOD CAN’T FUND NEW SHIPS FOR ROYAL NAVY

By George Allison Sourced : UK Defence Journal David Cameron has rejected claims that a Royal Navy shipbuilding programme has been delayed because the Ministry of Defence has “run out of money”. At a Defence Select Committee meeting on the procurement of new ships for the Royal Navy, concerns were raised about the apparent lack… Continue reading CAMERON DENIES MOD CAN’T FUND NEW SHIPS FOR ROYAL NAVY