Tag: Michael Fallon

• Monday, October 13th 2014 - 06:47 UTC

  Royal Navy invests £348 million in three new offshore patrol vessels

  

  Steel was cut this week for the first of three new Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) at a ceremony in Glasgow. The vessels, which will be used by the Royal Navy to undertake various tasks in support of UK interests both at home and abroad, will be built at BAE Systems’ shipyards under a £348 million contract that has protected more than 800 Scottish jobs.

• Friday, October 3rd 2014 - 06:49 UTC

  Falklands' lawmakers meet Foreign Secretary Hammond and Defence chief Fallon

  

  The Falkland Islands Government’s stand at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham (28 September to 01 October) was extremely busy with visitors. Situated in a prime location, MLAs Jan Cheek and Ian Hansen and the Falkland Islands Government Representative, Sukey Cameron MBE, were able to meet with a large number of delegates, including MPs and Parliamentary Candidates.

• Thursday, August 14th 2014 - 14:48 UTC

  Glasgow shipyard awarded contract for Royal Navy's offshore patrol vessels

  

  The offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), which will be used by the Royal Navy to undertake various tasks in support of UK interests both at home and abroad, will be built at BAE Systems’ shipyards in Glasgow.

• Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 01:58 UTC

  UK opens second largest offshore wind farm in the world

  

  Greater Gabbard wind farm, which is reportedly the second largest offshore wind farm in the world, costing £1.3 billion and generating enough clean electricity to power over half a million homes, was officially opened off the British coast of Suffolk by the Energy and Business Minister Michael Fallon.