Labour defence minister scraps ships he said ‘play a key role in Royal Navy’
A defence minister warned while in opposition that scrapping two ships would be “bad for the Royal Navy”, before going on to ...
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HMS Vanguard: The Royal Navy Battleship That Was Obsolete Before She Sailed
Yet, the Vanguard was nevertheless a scaled-down version of what the British naval planners had originally ... At the ...
Royal Navy: HMS Northumberland and other ships to be axed as government wields hammer to cut MoD costs
Royal Navy assault ships are set to be decommissioned as the government announces defence cuts ahead of an upcoming review.
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UK Announces Retirement of Watchkeeper UAV, 14 Chinooks, 17 Pumas and 3 Royal Navy Ships
Defence Secretary John Healey announced in Parliament that several ‘outdated’ capabilities will be withdrawn from service to ...
British Defense Cuts Hit All Three Services Hard
The United Kingdom has announced sweeping cuts of its Armed Forces as it seeks to save money, despite the precarious security ...
UK to scrap Royal Navy ships, retire helicopters to save $633 mln
British defence minister John Healey said on Wednesday he would free up 500 million pounds ($633 million) for military ...
UK politics - live: Backlash against £500m defence cuts on ‘sad day’ for Navy and Army
Backlash against £500m defence cuts on ‘sad day’ for Navy and Army - Defence secretary John Healey says savings would be ...
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UK politics - live: Backlash against £500m defence cuts on ‘sad day’ for Navy and Army
Backlash is growing against the Labour government’s announcement that Royal Navy flagships ... the strategic defence review? “From MRSS to future drones for the British armed forces, he ...