Day: September 7, 2017

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has unveiled an ambitious new National Shipbuilding Strategy that will see the construction of five new Type 31e General Purpose Frigates. The Strategy is a response to Sir John Parker’s independent report published last year into British naval shipbuilding, which proposed far-reaching recommendations to transform the UK maritime industry and boost […]

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The US and Singaporean navies have concluded the first bilateral Exercise Pacific Griffin. The training exercise took place between 19 August and 2 September 2017 as part of ongoing efforts to explore new training spaces and opportunities for both navies. The exercise, which saw planning for its execution begin last year, consisted of a full-spectrum […]

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