Britain to speed up submarine maintenance with 3D printing

QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside.
A waterfront industrial site with numerous white tents and temporary structures near the harbor, surrounded by warehouses and parked cars.

Images show large warships being built in Glasgow

New images show first two Type 26 frigates HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff progressing in parallel, with Glasgow closing in on sea trials and Cardiff afloat following her flood-up earlier this year.

UK should lead Europe as US looks east, think tank says

The United Kingdom should assume primary strategic leadership over Euro-Atlantic security as the United States rebalances its resources toward the Indo-Pacific, according to a new report by the Council on Geostrategy.

New British attack sub set to leave Barrow by end of year

The Royal Navy's sixth Astute class attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, is in the final stages of commissioning and is expected to depart Barrow-in-Furness to begin sea trials by the end of 2026.

New British destroyer ‘underdeveloped concept’

Only around GBP 1 million has been spent on platform-specific design work for the Royal Navy's planned Type 83 destroyer over the past three financial years.

Babcock Arrowhead frigate eyes new export wins

Babcock has set out an expanding international maritime portfolio anchored by its Arrowhead 140 frigate design and submarine support work.
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British warship opens fire with main gun

HMS Sutherland has successfully fired her 4.5-inch Mk8 main gun during capability trials at sea, a milestone in the Type 23 frigate's regeneration.

Euston to be among biggest Scottish investments in decades

Programme Euston will be one of the most significant and sustained government investments in Scotland over the coming decades, the MoD has said.
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American Marines open fire in the South China Sea

US Marines have carried out a live-fire drill defending the USS Portland in the South China Sea, as the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group operates in contested Indo-Pacific waters.
Crew member in a yellow safety vest pushes a grey F-35 fighter on a crowded aircraft carrier deck under a cloudy sky, cockpit canopy open nearby.

British aircraft carrier launches fighter jets in Arctic

F-35B stealth jets have embarked on HMS Prince of Wales as the carrier conducts NATO's Arctic Sentry vigilance in the North Atlantic, alongside HMS Duncan and RFA Tidespring.

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