Devonport overhaul prepares base for Type 26 fleet
HMNB Devonport is set for £7 billion of infrastructure upgrades as the Royal Navy prepares the Plymouth base for Type 26 frigates, submarine support and an expanded role in maritime autonomy.
US targets 1,000-plus Tomahawks a year
Raytheon has received a seven-year contract worth $22.9 billion to sharply increase Tomahawk cruise missile production, with annual output planned to rise above 1,000 weapons for the US Navy and allied customers.
UK forces to deploy to Jan Mayen for Arctic operation
Royal Marines and RAF personnel will deploy to the remote Norwegian island of Jan Mayen alongside US and Norwegian forces for an Arctic operation combining sensors, command networks and long-range fires.
NATO warships train to defend GIUK Gap
NATO warships, minehunters and specialist teams are exercising around Iceland as Northern Viking 26 tests the defence of the strategically important sea routes linking North America and Europe.
NATO outnumbers Russia at sea as Mediterranean presence ends
Russia has had no naval presence in the Mediterranean since June, the first time in a decade, and allied warships in European waters now outnumber Russian vessels by roughly three to one, a NATO official has told the UK Defence Journal.
Royal Navy urged to build Hybrid Navy operating system
The Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy must be built around an integrated digital ecosystem rather than simply a new fleet of uncrewed vessels, Commodore (Ret’d) Steve Prest, RUSI Associate Fellow in Military Sciences, argues.
Inside the online world of a fake Royal Marines colonel
A TikTok user built a false Royal Marines career from real operations, military imagery and AI-edited photos. UK Defence Journal checked the claims and found a story that went well beyond an invented rank.
Russian vessels mapping UK undersea cables
Russian specialist submarines have been used to survey critical undersea infrastructure in and around British waters according to a report published by the U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Navantia recruits 28 shipbuilders for Belfast FSS work
Navantia UK is recruiting welders, platers and pipefitters at Harland & Wolff in Belfast as it expands the workforce building three 39,000-tonne Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Royal Navy trials heavy-lift drone from patrol ship
HMS Trent has completed the first flight of a Malloy T-150B heavy-lift drone from a River-class Batch 2 patrol ship, testing how uncrewed aircraft could support ship-to-shore logistics and disaster relief.
