Britain lacks what it needs in the High North, says report
Britain must address serious military capability gaps in the High North, according to a report by the Defence Committee.
British forces board German warship by air and sea
Royal Marines boarded the German flagship FGS Berlin by air and by sea during Exercise Strike Warrior, fast-roping from a Merlin helicopter while a second team climbed from a rigid inflatable boat.
Submarine propulsion test facility decision due in 2028
SMITE2, a new submarine propulsion testing facility is in its development phase, with dates for the start of construction and for completion to be agreed at a main investment decision point currently expected in 2028.
Unproductive hours on submarine contract more than halve
The prime contractor on a nuclear submarine contract recorded almost forty thousand unproductive hours in 2025-26, down from more than ninety four thousand the year before.
Type 31 support deal being rethought
The Type 31 Through Life Support procurement has been discontinued after a review concluded that the assumptions behind it no longer reflected the right route for supporting the class.
Project Shackleton to replace Royal Navy ice patrol ship
Work on replacing HMS Protector is being run under Project Shackleton, and the Defence Investment Plan has allocated funding for a successor to the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Ministers set out who can stop a ship in British waters
Royal Navy Police may exercise specified maritime enforcement powers in defined circumstances, according to answers given in Parliament.
Britain is not at war with Russia, says minister
Russia is conducting a campaign of hybrid attacks and sabotage across Europe, but the two countries are not at war and Britain does not seek confrontation, according to an answer given in Parliament.
Sealift replacement gets two hundred and ninety million
The Defence Investment Plan has allocated £290 million for a future strategic sealift capability, with the current contract for the Point class running until the end of 2031 and decommissioning of the existing ships a matter for their private owner.
No service dates set for Royal Navy’s drone warships
No specific service entry dates have been set for the Common Combat Vessel or the four classes of uncrewed platform that make up the Hybrid Navy, and planning assumptions support progressive introduction from the early 2030s.
