American assault ship gets $150m BAE overhaul
BAE Systems has received a $149.8 million contract from the US Navy to carry out maintenance and modernisation work on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.
British survey vessel maps Thames seabed near key port
Royal Navy survey vessel HMS Magpie has completed three months of work mapping the Thames seabed around London Gateway and other locations.
Irish warships open fire with main guns
Irish Naval Service patrol ships LÉ Samuel Beckett and LÉ George Bernard Shaw have taken part in a Ship Training Period involving live-fire gunnery, manoeuvring, maritime interdiction and replenishment-at-sea training.
Royal Navy Russian vessel monitoring rises 25%
Royal Navy activations to monitor Russian vessels around the UK increased by 25% during the first eight months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, with ships dispatched on four operations involving Russian vessels during August alone.
First Sea Lord admits allies struggling with Russian subs
Britain and its allies are struggling to contain Russian submarines, the First Sea Lord has said, in an unusually direct assessment given in an interview for the Council on Geostrategy's Defence Talks podcast.
British warships shadow Russian vessels for 72 hours
Three Royal Navy warships and a Merlin helicopter have completed a 72-hour operation tracking Russian naval vessels and sanctioned cargo ships through the North Sea and English Channel.
MP questions Royal Navy support for Irish defence summit
John Cooper MP has accused Ireland of "freeloading" on defence and questioned why British forces should help secure next week’s EU defence meeting.
Navy wargamed hybrid fleet and still needs crewed warships
The Royal Navy has wargamed its hybrid fleet across the service, and the answer keeps coming back that crewed warships are still needed, the First Sea Lord has said.
Marine engineering centre planned for Clyde dry dock site
Plans for a marine engineering centre of excellence at Inchgreen in Inverclyde have taken a step forward with a partnership agreement between the local council, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and West College Scotland.
Navy would ‘probably lose’ without autonomous shift
The Royal Navy would probably lose to an opponent that had made the shift to autonomous warfare while Britain had not, the First Sea Lord tells the Council on Geostrategy's Defence Talks podcast.
