The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is in talks with the Brazilian navy over the sale of two former Royal Navy amphibious warships. The MoD confirmed it was in "discussions" with the Brazilian armed forces ...

UK is in discussions with Brazil about the potential sale of Royal Navy warships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. Both vessels are amphibious assault ships used to land Royal Marines and equipment ashore.

will see assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which have both been flagships, decommissioned. He said the ageing Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland was beyond economic repair and would be ...

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark have only been operated since the 1990s, and both are currently in the reserve fleet. Though there have been calls for the warships to be upgraded, the UK's senior ...

HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which were deemed “unseaworthy” by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), are potentially bound for South America. The two former flagships were officially retired in ...

said earlier this year that HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark “play a key role in the Royal Navy’s ability to project power and deploy Royal Marines at scale”. He criticised the Conservatives for ...

The government’s decision to scrap a number of defence capabilities has left our military’s ability to deploy in an emergency in serious doubt, says William Freer Last month, the Secretary of ...

Talks to flog HMS Albion and Bulwark to South America have reached have reached advanced stages. Both Albion-class Landing Platform Docks were officially retired by defence secretary John Healey in ...

Defence experts said the fact HMS Bulwark - which has only just received an expensive refit - and HMS Albion are being flogged off underlines the pressure on the defence budget even though Sir ...

The MoD confirmed it was in "discussions" with the Brazilian armed forces over their "acquisition" of Devon based HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion. The government announced in November that both ships ...