Sunken American frigate will become a reef off Scotland
The decommissioned frigate USS Klakring, sunk by British and American forces off the Hebrides this month, will become a natural reef on the seabed, and the environmental approvals were obtained before the exercise took place.
Live fire on this scale is rare, Royal Navy commander says
Most Royal Navy training is not live firing, which is what set this exercise apart, says Commander Peter Meigh, speaking from range control on South Uist as USS Klakring was sunk.
British and US forces obliterate target off Scottish coast
Ships, aircraft and a submarine from the United States and the United Kingdom have concluded Exercise Atlantic Thunder 2026 in the North Atlantic, a multi-domain sinking exercise that ended with the destruction of the decommissioned guided missile frigate ex-USS Klakring, according to United States Sixth Fleet, which led it.
UK exercise lead explains why warships are sunk off Hebrides
The American frigate destroyed off the Hebrides this month was fitted with instruments by both navies before it was hit, so that every weapon that struck it could be measured, says Lieutenant Commander Paul Atkins, UK lead project officer for Atlantic Thunder.
British warship hits frigate with live Naval Strike Missile
The Royal Navy used both of its newest anti-ship missiles during a joint US-UK live-fire exercise off the Hebrides that ended with the sinking of the decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring.
No uncrewed systems used in warship sinking off Scotland
No uncrewed systems took part at any stage of the exercise that ended with the sinking of the decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring off the Hebrides, the officer who commanded it has confirmed.
Warship sinking off Scotland was a message to adversaries
The destruction of a warship off Scotland was intended to show adversaries what the U.S. and Britain can do together at long range, the American officer who commanded the exercise told the UK Defence Journal.
Apprenticeship money arrives as defence hunts for welders
Mayors are to be handed a £100 million fund to expand apprenticeships in their areas, an announcement John Healey made in his first Labour Party conference speech as Chancellor of the Exchequer and set within an argument about young people out of work.
Small drone boat can land a significant hit, says NATO
A small uncrewed boat can now land a significant hit on a warship, says Commodore Georgios Kypriotis, commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two, whose ships have been retraining their air defences to counter drones as well as jets.
Plymouth-built uncrewed boat armed with Sea Venom missile
A twelve-metre armed uncrewed surface vessel built near Plymouth has been launched carrying MBDA's Sea Venom anti-ship missile.
