UK updates on Russian warning shots from drifting frigate
The Ministry of Defence has given further detail on the Channel incident, saying the Russian frigate was drifting, rather than moving under its own power, when it fired warning shots towards a British yacht to prevent a collision.
British aircraft carrier to fly combat drone within 18 months
The Royal Navy intends to conduct an embarked demonstration of an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft from a Queen Elizabeth-class carrier within 18 months, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
Russian warship fired warning shots at British vessel near UK
Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich is reported to have fired shots near a British yacht in the English Channel, according to the crew of the yacht.
American destroyer opens fire in the Mediterranean
Imagery released by the US Navy shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke firing its five-inch main gun during a live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean, while operating "in support of American security interests in Europe".
Ultra Maritime trials next-gen sub-hunting sonobuoy in UK
Ultra Maritime has completed the first in-water trial of its next-generation Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy in Scotland, a step it says will improve on current Royal Navy systems for detecting Russian submarines in the North Atlantic.
Video shows British forces board Russian shadow tanker
Newly released footage shows Royal Marine Commandos of the UK Commando Force boarding the Russian shadow fleet tanker SMYRTOS in the Channel, a vessel sailing under a false Cameroonian flag, in the first UK-led operation of its kind.
British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker near UK
Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers have boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel.
Starmer tells NATO chief UK will publish DIP before summit
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte the UK will still publish its Defence Investment Plan ahead of next month's summit.
Royal Navy commissions minehunting mothership
HMS Stirling Castle has been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy on the Firth of Forth, marking the operational start of Britain's unique minehunting mothership, which carries autonomous and remotely operated systems to hunt mines in place of traditional crewed minehunters.
British aircraft carrier joins sub-hunt off Norway
HMS Prince of Wales and her carrier group joined NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise off Norway, with the UK fielding the largest national contribution as nine nations hunted German, Portuguese and Dutch submarines across two weeks in the High North.
