U.S. Navy names new frigates ‘Constellation class’
Secretary of the U.S. Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced USS Constellation (FFG62) as the name for the first ship and class of the new guided missile frigates.
British jets buzz Russian warship off UK coast
Typhoon jets were operating around Russian warship Vice-Admiral Kulakov off the west coast of the UK this week.
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British minehunter teams up with American and Saudi forces in Gulf
HMS Brocklesby joined Al-Shaqra of the Royal Saudi Navy and the US Navy’s USS Dextrous for the combined mine warfare exercise.
British flagship returns home
HMS Albion has returned from her three-month experimental autumn deployment to the Mediterranean.
Naval mine ‘explodes’ in the Firth of Clyde
Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have detonated a wartime mine trawled up by fishermen in the Firth of Clyde.
Type 45 Destroyer fleet out of service dates revealed
On current plans, the Type 45 destroyers will leave service between 2035 and 2038.
British warships monitor ‘significant Russian presence’ near UK waters
British warships were joined by Typhoons and F-35s whilst in the Irish Sea monitoring Russian vessels.
British engine selected for Korean frigates
The Rolls-Royce MT30 marine gas turbine has been selected for the Republic of Korea Navy's FFX Batch III frigate, known as the Ulsan-class frigate, which will be built by Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Type 45 Destroyers out of service dates revealed
On current plans, the Type 45 destroyers will leave service between 2035 and 2038.
Type 32 Frigate could act as ‘drone mothership’
It is currently envisioned that the Type 32 Frigate will be "a platform for autonomous systems", essentially a mothership for drones and other uncrewed systems.
