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HMS Portland has been conducting live gunnery training off the South Coast, firing her 4.5 inch main gun during a week at sea. Because after all, gunnery is indeed funnery.
Submarine refit work that might previously have been carried out at Devonport is now taking place at Faslane, Defence Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed, reflecting the pressure of upgrading the fleet amid backlogs.
A second Chinook buy will sustain UK heavy lift beyond 2040, the MoD says, though lift capacity faces a temporary dip while older fleets are replaced.
The Government believes there is scope to do more with Inchgreen dry dock after the Chancellor allocated £20 million to the Inverclyde facility, one of the largest dry docks in the UK.
Faslane will likely be Scotland's biggest building site over the next decade as £15.1bn readies the base for Dreadnought and SSN-AUKUS, with much of the work restricted to UK eyes only, Defence Minister Luke Pollard says.
The allocation of individual Type 26 build slots between the Royal Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy has yet to be settled, with detailed production scheduling continuing to be developed.
The United Kingdom will test its readiness for international hostilities affecting the homeland through the largest home defence exercise in several decades in 2027, the Government has announced.
The Ministry of Defence has completed the purchase of the Finnart Oil Terminal on Loch Long, a multi-million-pound acquisition that expands the Royal Navy's sovereign fuel-holding capacity.
The Royal Navy has formally confirmed the retirement of frigates HMS Iron Duke and HMS Richmond alongside minehunter HMS Chiddingfold, with their roles passing to the incoming vessels later this decade.
A memorandum with WZM and HCP opens the door to producing the M88A2 recovery vehicle in Poland, building on last year's sustainment licence.
