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  • MOD awards £800 million submarine propulsion contract

    The MOD has awarded an £800 million contract to Rolls-Royce to deliver and maintain the UK's nuclear propulsion capability for submarines.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £1.2 billion contract awarded for new attack submarine

    The MOD has awarded a £1.2 billion contract for Audacious, the latest Astute Class attack submarine to be built for the Royal Navy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD signs Trident support contract

    The Ministry of Defence has today signed a 15-year contract with ABL Alliance to provide support of the Trident Strategic Weapon System at the Royal Naval Armament Depot (RNAD) Coulport and the Strategic Weapon Support Build…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy submarine HMS Turbulent retires

    A ceremony marking the retirement of Royal Navy submarine HMS Turbulent took place this weekend at Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport in Plymouth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Flying Tigers hunt submarines off Norway

    Merlin helicopters and crews from 814 Naval Air Squadron (814 NAS) have returned from the Norwegian Sea, where they took part in a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 080/2012 - Hammond announces £1billion contract to power future submarines

    The MoD has awarded Rolls Royce a £1.1 billion contract to produce new reactor cores for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines and upgrade the plant where they will be built. The nuclear reactor cores will be used to power th…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contracts awarded for the design of future nuclear deterrent submarines

    The first Successor submarine is due to be delivered in 2028, replacing the Vanguard Class submarines which currently carry the UK’s nuclear…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD announces investment in nuclear facilities

    The MOD is to sustain its commitment to the nuclear deterrent by continuing to invest £1bn a year in facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister: information is power in nuclear threat

    The UK is taking decisive action to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul

    Remarks made by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, at the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul on 27 March 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Navy Club Founder's Day dinner

    Speech by Sir Nick Harvey, Minister for the Armed Forces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy sub fires first Tomahawk missile

    The first of the Royal Navy's new attack submarines, HMS Astute, has blasted Tomahawk missiles far across the North American skies as part of her first test firing mission.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Anson keel laying ceremony

    Speech by Gerald Howarth Minister for International Security Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Construction begins on Navy's fifth Astute Class submarine

    The main construction phase of the Royal Navy's fifth Astute Class submarine, Anson, begins with a traditional keel-laying ceremony attended by Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy's newest Astute Class submarine named

    The name of the Royal Navy's newest, most capable Astute Class submarine has been formally announced today - HMS Anson.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • CSA: Safety paramount for RN nuclear submarine reactors

    Through the Royal Navy’s nearly fifty years of operating nuclear submarines it has maintained an excellent nuclear safety record. Today, the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Land Warfare Conference

    Speech delivered by Gerald Howarth, Minister for International Security Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Plans for successor nuclear deterrent submarine announced

    Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today announced that approval has been given for the early phase of design of the submarine that will deliver the UK's nuclear deterrent well into the 2060s.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prince William honours UK submariners

    Prince William paid a special visit to HM Naval Base Clyde yesterday to personally present awards to the sailors who maintain the UK's nuclear deterrent.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Navy's latest destroyer is launched

    Duncan, the sixth and last of the Royal Navy's powerful, new Type 45 destroyers, was launched on the Clyde yesterday, Monday 11 October 2010.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government