The UK is spending £265m to upgrade its submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles to Block V standard, meaning the upgraded missiles "will be able to travel further and be less vulnerable to enemy interference".

"Up and down Scotland, communities depend on a steady drumbeat of work for their jobs, for a future for young people, for economic security and in some cases, their economic survival."

HMS Cardiff, the second of eight Type 26 Frigates, is currently starting to look ship-shape in Glasgow.

HMS Prince of Wales is currently NATO’s command ship, leading the alliance’s Maritime High Readiness Force, and is deploying to conduct exercises with NATO allies in the region.

Most voters in Scotland want to retain the Trident nuclear weapon system on the Clyde according to the second poll carried out on the topic this month.

The Ministry of Defence has placed a contract with Ultra Electronics for the provision of three Sonar 2170 'Surface Ship Torpedo Defence' systems to be fitted to the Type 31 Frigate fleet.

How much do you really know about the upcoming Type 26, Type 31 and Type 32 frigates? This brief guide, made possible thanks to the @ShephardNews 'Defence Insight' platform, should bring you up to speed on the basics.

The UK is set to become the first European nation to operate a 'Maritime Ballistic Missile Defence' capability that can detect and destroy anti-ship ballistic missiles.

It is understood that the wet basin at Govan will be drained and a 'covered build hall' will be constructed on the site, allowing for later Type 26 frigates to be built indoors.

Nuclear submarines HMS Talent and Trenchant were decommissioned at Devonport Naval Base today - leaving only 5 attack submarines in Royal Navy service.