British warships escort Russian destroyer through English Channel

Frigate HMS Westminster and patrol ship HMS Tyne monitored the passage of the Russian Destroyer Vice Admiral Kulakov as it passed south through the English Channel.

Successful first surface ship and submarine firings of Saab Lightweight Torpedo

Saab conducted the first tests with the Saab Lightweight Torpedo from a corvette and a submarine.

MoD sign £26m engine support contract for small boat fleet

The MoD have signed a £26.7m contract with British company EP Barrus to supply and maintain outboard and inboard motors fitted to the MOD’s small boats fleet.

British warships complete Baltic naval exercise

HMS Kent and HMS Ramsey were part of Exercise BALTOPS in the Baltic Sea.

Astute class to be featured on popular charity coin

New designs of a special commemorative coin depicting Barrow-built submarines have been released.

‘Britannia 2.0’ – MP pushing for hospital ship

Penny Mordaunt, Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North, is pushing for a vessel to provide a range of "medical, administrative, training, communication and logistic services". 

HMS Queen Elizabeth ready to conduct carrier strike operations

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has been declared "trained and safe" to conduct carrier strike operations.

BAE Systems sells six Pacific 24 Rigid Inflatable Boats

The RIBs are being supplied to Australia's Austal to equip two Cape-class Patrol Boats they are building for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.

Royal Navy and Irish Navy train together in Celtic Sea

British and Irish naval vessels, HMS Tyne and the LÉ George Bernard Shaw, have completed two days of training in the Celtic Sea.

Myths surrounding the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers

No aircraft, no escorts, no kettles. How much truth can be found in the many myths surrounding HMS Queen Elizabeth and her sister HMS Prince of Wales?

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