Where are the Royal Navy’s Type 23 Frigates?
What is the location of each of the 12 Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy?
Warships begin to arrive in Glasgow
Warships have started to arrive in the city with more vessels expected to arrive in preparation for Exercise Joint Warrior.
Britain, America and Australia announce new defence alliance
Australia, the United States and Britain have created the new 'AUKUS' defence alliance. The first initiative of the alliance will be collaboration on future nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy
British carriers conduct simultaneous F-35 jet operations
The Royal Navy currently has two aircraft carriers at sea both flying F-35 jets, something that only one other navy in the world is capable of.
Scottish Government shipyard misses out on Scottish ferry order
Scottish Government owned Ferguson Marine shipyard missed out on an order to build two new ferries for Scottish Government after four shipyards based in Poland, Romania and Turkey were invited to submit detailed tenders instead.
UK to arm Type 23 Frigate with laser weapon
The Ministry of Defence have announced that Thales will develop and fit a directed energy weapon to a Type 23 frigate in order to undergo user testing.
Saab ‘Next Generation Combat Boat’ on the Thames
DSEI 2021 - Travelling for the first time outside of its native Sweden, Saab’s Combat Boat 90 NG (CB90) has toured the Thames visiting London landmarks.
Russian spy ship ‘Yantar’ in English channel
The Yantar, officially an oceanographic research vessel, is actually bristling with surveillance equipment as well as hosting a number of manned and unmanned deep-sea submersibles.
Underwater drone carriers for the Royal Navy?
Probably not, no but engineers have taken a look at how the Royal Navy could embrace autonomous technology.
Frigate HMS Portland ready after extensive refit
The Type 23’s overhaul was completed by Babcock International and now the warship "looks toward front-line operations once more", say the Royal Navy.
