HMS Hermes to be dismantled
The ex-Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (the former HMS Hermes) will now undergo dismantling.
F-35 jets launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth bomb Scottish island
F-35 Lightning jets launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth have bombed a Scottish island, luckily however the island is part of a bombing range and the bombing was entirely intentional.
Lockheed awarded Trident contracts by US and Britain
Lockheed will provide Strategic Weapon System Trident fleet support, Trident Shipboard Integration Increment 8 and 16 and also Columbia class and Dreadnought class navigation subsystem development efforts.
Ireland drops inquiry into British frigate warning fishing vessel away
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs subsequently noted that the location of the frigate was "not within Ireland’s territorial sea and did not, therefore, infringe our sovereignty" and have now dropped the inquiry.
Government confirm new Fleet Solid Support Ships treated as warships
This is important because the UK restricts the building of vessels classified as warships to British shipyards.
The Royal Navy’s Future Frigates – An Analysis
In this submission to the UK Defence Journal, Kelvin Curnow takes a look at the Type 26 and Type 31 Frigate programmes.
Type 31 Frigate gun contract awarded
BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the Type 31 general purpose frigate programme.
What ships will make up the new British Carrier Strike Group?
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her escorts are forming the first British Carrier Strike Group to sail in around a decade, marking a serious return to carrier operations for Britain.
British Carrier Strike Group begins to form
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth will soon sail with a task group of nine vessels, including a nuclear submarine.
British and Dutch warships join together in the Mediterranean
British warships HMS Albion, HMS Dragon and RFA Lyme Bay met up with HNLMS Johan de Witt and HNLMS Rotterdam.
