United States reestablishes Second Fleet to counter Russia
US Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, announced the establishment of US 2nd Fleet last week.
Information Warrior exercise concludes
The Royal Navy has concluded Information Warrior 2018, a three-week exercise exploring the 'adoption of emerging technologies to secure the information advantage at sea'.
Royal Navy gets first unmanned minesweeping system
An autonomous minesweeper system has been handed over to the Royal Navy, Defence Minister Guto Bebb has announced.
HMS Defender returns to Portsmouth
HMS Defender has arrived back into Portsmouth after her first time back at sea following an 18-month refit.
UK reaffirms defence relationship with Japan
HMS Sutherland has conducted a series of military exercises with units from the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force and, say the MoD, built upon the continued efforts by the UK government to deepen the military relationship with Japan.
HMS Duncan conducts exercise with NATO warships
HMS Duncan, currently flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, recently led a meeting of NATO vessels in the Aegean Sea.
Is there a case to be made for smaller carriers?
For the last year newspapers, magazines and websites – including this one - have been filled with impressive photographs of the Royal Navy's two new carriers - HMS Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales – commonly referred to as the Queen Elizabeth Class.
HMS Albion leaves her mark on Indonesia
The first visit by a British warship to the world’s largest island nation in nearly seven years has been heralded a success as HMS Albion caps off a busy three day visit.
MoD deny plans underway to sell Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates to Chile
Late last year, some reported that Chile had been given notice of "potential availability" of Royal Navy warships.
Definition of warship clarified by MoD in wake of support ship international tender
Recent controversy over foreign firms being given access to the tendering process for the solid support ship fleet has caused the Ministry of Defence to confirm they have no plans to modify the definition of 'warship'.
