Britain to test powerful new anti-ship missile in 2028
The UK says the Stratus future cruise and anti-ship missile programme is approaching its Demonstration Phase, with full-scale testing scheduled to begin in 2028.
185 boats and 4,300 crossings stopped in new UK-France deal
French authorities say 185 small boat events and more than 4,300 crossing attempts were prevented during the first three months of a new UK-France agreement, with additional police units, drones and maritime interception tactics now in use.
Babcock bids to build Denmark’s next frigates at home
Babcock has signed an agreement with a Danish industrial consortium to develop a joint British and Danish approach to building the Royal Danish Navy's future frigates in Denmark.
Royal Navy ends four-month command of NATO task group
Commodore Maryla Ingham has handed over command of NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One after four months leading operations from the Baltic and High North to the western Atlantic.
American warship to be destroyed off Scottish coast
The ship to be sunk during a joint US-UK live-fire exercise off the Hebrides next month has been identified as the decommissioned American frigate USS Klakring.
Behind the lens with the Royal Navy’s photographers
The images that carry the Royal Navy onto front pages, and into this publication, are taken by a small branch of serving sailors, and a new film for World Photography Day tells the story in their own words.
Multiple new British frigates taking shape in Rosyth
Work is under way on the Royal Navy's five Type 31 frigates at Babcock's Rosyth yard, with two ships fitting out in the drydocks and two more at earlier stages of construction inside the assembly hall.
British shipyards could build warships for America
President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to open American warship construction to foreign shipbuilders under a model that would allow the first two ships of a class to be built abroad.
Navy seeks safer way to recover broken-down drones
The UK is looking for a system to recover autonomous underwater vehicles that have broken down at sea, capable of lifting a craft up to seven metres long and three tonnes in weight.
Jobs to go at Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow
Ferguson Marine has opened a voluntary redundancy programme expected to see up to 70 employees leave the Port Glasgow yard, as work on the ferry Glen Rosa winds down.
