American supercarrier to anchor near Portsmouth

The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford will anchor near Portsmouth in mid-November.

HMS Enterprise surveys Arctic

HMS Enterprise ventured closer to the North Pole than any other Royal Navy vessel in 2022.

Rolls-Royce to service all Royal Navy mtu sets

Rolls-Royce will provide long-term service support for all mtu generator sets powering the Royal Navy fleet.

Royal Navy Type 23 frigates to get torpedo launcher upgrade

SEA, a maritime defence system supplier, will provide the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates with an upgrade to the torpedo launcher and countermeasures systems as part of a major new contract.

NATO chief aboard US carrier: ‘strength deters conflict’

Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO’s "strength helps to prevent any miscalculation by sending a clear message: NATO will protect and defend every inch of Allied territory."

HMS Tamar tests future minehunting concept

The Royal Navy is moving away from operating dedicated minehunting ships to deploying specialist teams with minehunting equipment, including crewless boats, operating out of shipping-container-sized boxes or 'pods'.

Royal Navy looking to quickly upgrade sonar on frigates

The ultimate aim of upgrading Sonar 2087 is, say the Royal Navy, to increase the lethality of the Type 23 Frigates "as soon as possible".

‘No closer ally’ – head of US Navy praises Royal Navy

The heads of the US Navy, US Marine Corps and Royal Navy have pledged "ever closer cooperation".

Dutch frigate conducts missile firings off Scottish coast

HNLMS Tromp recently visited the Hebrides Missile Range off the coast of Scotland in order to conduct live firings of her air defence missiles.

New Royal Yacht project likely to be scrapped

The project to build the new National Flagship, what many refer to as the new 'Royal Yacht', is now unlikely to proceed, according to reports.

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