Royal Navy task force tackles 25 piracy incidents
A Royal Navy-led multinational task force responded to 25 piracy-related incidents during six months in command as the service says attacks in the Indian Ocean reached their highest level in a decade.
US Navy funds new CHAOS anti-ship weapon
The US Navy has awarded two contracts to develop the CHAOS maritime strike system, a low-cost exportable weapon intended to enter production in a ground-launched configuration by 2028.
US moves to ramp up SM-3 interceptor production
Boeing is increasing production of key hardware for the SM-3, a ship-launched anti-ballistic missile designed to destroy ballistic missile threats outside the Earth's atmosphere.
France takes NATO naval command from UK
France has assumed command of Standing NATO Maritime Group One from the Royal Navy after a four-month UK-led deployment spanning the Baltic, High North and western Atlantic.
Devonport overhaul prepares base for Type 26 fleet
HMNB Devonport is set for £7 billion of infrastructure upgrades as the Royal Navy prepares the Plymouth base for Type 26 frigates, submarine support and an expanded role in maritime autonomy.
US targets 1,000-plus Tomahawks a year
Raytheon has received a seven-year contract worth $22.9 billion to sharply increase Tomahawk cruise missile production, with annual output planned to rise above 1,000 weapons for the US Navy and allied customers.
UK forces to deploy to Jan Mayen for Arctic operation
Royal Marines and RAF personnel will deploy to the remote Norwegian island of Jan Mayen alongside US and Norwegian forces for an Arctic operation combining sensors, command networks and long-range fires.
NATO warships train to defend GIUK Gap
NATO warships, minehunters and specialist teams are exercising around Iceland as Northern Viking 26 tests the defence of the strategically important sea routes linking North America and Europe.
NATO outnumbers Russia at sea as Mediterranean presence ends
Russia has had no naval presence in the Mediterranean since June, the first time in a decade, and allied warships in European waters now outnumber Russian vessels by roughly three to one, a NATO official has told the UK Defence Journal.
Royal Navy urged to build Hybrid Navy operating system
The Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy must be built around an integrated digital ecosystem rather than simply a new fleet of uncrewed vessels, Commodore (Ret’d) Steve Prest, RUSI Associate Fellow in Military Sciences, argues.
