Belfast awarded £1.6bn contract for new support ships
The bow & mid sections of each ship will be built in Belfast in Northern Ireland and Appledore in England, with smaller components produced at Methil & Arnish in Scotland. In addition, stern sections will be built in Cadiz, Spain.
New images show progress on first Type 26 Frigate in Glasgow
Images captured earlier this week show HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being built on the Clyde, as the vessel is fitted out.
BAE to modernise American destroyer
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the United States Navy to undertake major modernisation work on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen at the Jacksonville Ship Repair yard.
Commando force looking to purchase floating docks
The overall procurement is described as the supply of eight Harbour Hoist Dock Systems and the installation of those eight Harbour Hoist Dock Systems
Royal Navy join massive Norwegian naval exercise
The exercise included attack submarine HMS Artful and frigate HMS Northumberland, most of the Royal Norwegian Navy, Danish warships, F-35 stealth fighters, and long-range maritime patrol aircraft.
Cancelling the Type 32 Frigate would be ‘national self harm’
Rumours that the UK Government might cancel the Type 32 Frigates, not to be confused with the in-build Type 26 and Type 31 vessels already underway in Scotland, have been described as "an act of national self harm".
British warship shadowing Russian frigate in North Sea
HMS Portland is keeping a close eye on Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as the pair make their way through international waters in the North Sea.
NATO increases readiness in Baltic during Finnish exercise
The exercise focused on interoperability between the multinational joint forces.
Details emerge on new Type 32 Frigate, to sail in 2032
The Type 32 Frigate programme concept phase began in September 2022, and the first vessel is hoped to enter service in 2032.
American supercarrier visits France
The USS George H.W. Bush arrived in Marseille, France, on December 29, 2022.
