Return to MARS

The MOD is returning to the MARS (Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability) programme to replace the tanker fleet just 6 months after ending the previous attempt at the programme. Up to 6 new tankers were planned for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary by around the mid-part of the next decade under the old plans.

Argus goes to refit

The Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary and UK Primary Casualty Receiving Facility RFA Argus has begun it's latest refit and will have it's medical facilities upgraded including new "CT scanning equipment, used to assess casualties by 3D X-ray imagery, as well as new sterilising kit". Argus will also become "greener" with the sewage handling and air conditioning systems upgraded to use more environmentally friendly gases. Crew accommodation will also be improved in the £23 million refit.