Frigate moved onto barge in Glasgow ahead of ‘launch’

Photos show HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 Frigates, being moved from land onto a submersible barge before being floated off downriver.

Britain to buy Naval Strike Missiles

The new anti-ship and land-attack missiles will be fitted to eleven frigates and destroyers after a deal with the Norwegian government.

Contract awarded for Type 31 Frigate gun ammunition

Support, simulators and ammunition for the 57mm and 40mm naval gun systems have been ordered for the five Type 31 General Purpose Frigates. 

British aircraft carrier visits Oslo

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has arrived in Oslo, the capital city of Norway, for her first-ever visit to the city.

Russian fighters ‘conduct unsafe overflight’ of NATO vessels

Two Russian fighter aircraft made an unsafe and unprofessional approach toward Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), which was conducting routine operations in the Baltic Sea.

Royal Navy joins large military exercise in Pacific

HMS Spey has taken part in one of the Pacific’s largest military exercises – the first time the Royal Navy has joined in Exercise Keen Sword.

Watch as an F-35 takes off from a British aircraft carrier

A sailor onboard HMS Kent has captured a video of an F-35 taking-off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Five NATO carriers deployed in Europe to show ‘resolve’

Five Allied aircraft carriers – including flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth – are currently operating in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters in a "demonstration of NATO unity".

First Minister appears to misrepresent Scottish shipbuilding

The First Minister has, it seems, misrepresented the number of naval ships being built in Scottish shipyards. It's more work for more people at more yards, where's the downside?

Belfast shipyard chosen to build new naval supply vessels

The majority of the modules for the ships will be constructed in Belfast and Appledore, with some of the blocks also being constructed in Spain to be shipped to Belfast.

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